ssp.

See also: SSP, šsp, and sšp

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of New Latin subspeciēs or any of its inflected forms.

Noun

ssp. (plural sspp.)

1. (taxonomy) A subspecies.
   • 1982 June, Donald E. Schnell, “A photographic primer of variants of Sarracenia rubra Walt.”, in Carnivorous Plant Newsletter, volume 11 (in English), Fullerton, CA: International Carnivorous Plant Society, page 44:

     S. rubra ssp. gulfensis, limited to a small range in central western Florida panhandle where it is disjunct from other S. rubra sspp. Superficially similar in appearance to ssp. jonesii, the top is less wide, narrows less rapidly towards the base, and the profile bulge in the upper pitcher is absent to slight.

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Synonyms

• subsp.

Related terms

• sp.