Epithet (disambiguation)
# Epithet (disambiguation)

An epithet is a name. In taxonomic nomenclature, it is a word or phrase (epithet) in the name of an organism. It can be:

Epithet may also refer to:

* a specific epithet:
   * the second part of a species name in binomial nomenclature in any branch of biology
      * in botany, the second part of a botanical name
      * Specific epithet (zoology), also called the specific name, meaning the second part of the species name or binomen
* a genus, epithet
* a subgenus, epithet
* in botanical nomenclature:
   * a Section (botany), epithet
   * a Series (botany), epithet
   * a variety (botany), epithet
   * a forma (botany), epithet
* in horticulture:
   * a cultivar, epithet
   * a cultivar group epithet, for plants within a species that share characteristics
   * a grex (horticulture) epithet for cultivated orchids, according to their parentage
