Biology Prefix
In biology and botany taxonomy the prefix 'pseudo' or 'pseud' can indicate a species with a visual similarity to another genus. An example is the Iris species Iris pseudacorus, by having leaves similar to those of Acorus calamus in the Acorus genus, having pseud—acorus ('false-acorus') in its botanical name.
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