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Grown primarily in Japan, the wild-type species (Wasabia tenuis) are only found mountainside in streambeds and river sand bars [2].
—Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2014
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First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined above
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“Type species.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/type%20species. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
type species
noun
: the species of a genus with which the generic name is permanently associated
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