- Sensu
"Sensu" is a
Latin term meaning "in the sense of".It is used in fields including biology, geology and law in the phrases "sensu stricto" or "stricto sensu" ("in the stricter sense") (abbr.: s.s.), [cite web |url=http://www.fishbase.org/Glossary/Glossary.cfm?TermEnglish=sensu%20stricto |publisher=FishBase |title="Sensu stricto"] and "sensu lato" or "lato sensu" ("in the wider sense") (abbr.: s.l.). [cite book |url=http://www.bgbm.fu-berlin.de/iapt/nomenclature/code/SaintLouis/0051Ch4Sec3a047.htm |series=International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (St Louis Code) |title=Regnum Vegetabile Volume 138 |publisher=Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein |id=ISBN 3-904144-22-7 |author=W. Greuter, J. McNeill, F. R. Barrie "et al"] . In rare cases thesuperlative s "sensu strictissimo" ("in the strictest sense") and "sensu latissimo" ("in the widest sense") may be used. Another common usage is in conjunction with an author citation, indicating that the intended meaning is the one defined by that author.Taxonomy
Sensu is used in
taxonomy to specify which circumscription of a giventaxon is meant, where more than one circumscription has been defined.Examples:quote|"Banksia" subg. "Banksia" "sensu" A. S. George" specifies
Alex George 's circumscription of "B." subg. "Banksia".References
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