Overview

A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species. The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs. A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized. (biology) A scientific documentation of a specimen intended to reveal a new species by technically explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other species. The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist. Synonyms