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Sensu is a Latin term meaning "in the sense of". It is used in a number of fields including biology, geology and law as part of the phrases sensu stricto or stricto sensu ("in the stricter sense") (abbr.: s.s.), and sensu lato or lato sensu ("in the wider sense") (abbr.: s.l.)..
In rare cases, the superlatives sensu strictissimo ("in the strictest sense") and sensu latissimo ("in the widest sense") may be used. Another common usage is in conjunction with a concept author citation ("sec. Smith", or "sensu Smith"), indicating that the intended meaning is the one defined by that author. Such an author citation is different from the (more common) citation of the nomenclatural author citation, referring only to the type of the name, not its circumscription.
Examples:
This specifies Alex George's circumscription of B. subg. Banksia.
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