spp.

See also: SPP

Translingual

Etymology

From sp.. Compare pp., qq.v..

Noun

spp.

  1. plural of sp. (“species”)
    • 2011, Peter A. Thomas, “General Forest Ecological Processes: Chapter 10 from Trees and Forests, a Color Guide”, in Arnoldia, volume 68, number 3 (in English), Boston, MA: Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, page 22:
      Fagus sylvatica (European beech) and Acer saccharum (sugar maple, from North America) are very tolerant of deep shade, while Betula spp. (birches) and Populus spp. (poplars) grow best under high light intensities.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:sp..
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