| description | |
| 1. n. 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. | |
| 2. n. The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs. | |
| 3. n. A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized. | |
| The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description. | |
| 4. n. (taxonomy) A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science. | |
| The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist. | |
