cenospecies
/ˈsɛnəˌspiʃiz/
noun
- A group of related species that can interbreed with one another, often considered a grouping level above a single species.
- Biologists use the term cenospecies to describe a set of plants that share a common gene pool.
- The different oak trees in this forest belong to the same cenospecies because they can hybridize.
- The cenospecies includes several varieties of wild wheat that can cross-pollinate.