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Epithet: canariensis
Meaning: Of or from the Canaries
Derivation: Compound of two words, "canaries" and the Latin suffix "-ensis," meaning "of or from a place." The word "canaries" refers to the Canary Islands, also known as the Canaries, a Spanish Autonomous Community, and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.
Pronunciation: kuh-nair-ee-EN-sis

Whereas the generic name must be unique, there are often two or more genera with the same specific epithet. The same epithet can also be used within a species for subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars.

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