nomenclature

Main Entry: no·men·cla·ture
Pronunciation: 'nO-m&n-"klA-ch&r also nO-'men-kl&-"chu(&)r, -'me[ng]-, -kl&-ch&r, -kl&-"t(y)u(&)r
Function: noun
Date: 1610
1. a system of terms used in a particular science; especially : an international system of standardized New Latin names used in biology for kinds and groups of kinds of animals and plants
2. A system of names used in an art or science: the nomenclature of mineralogy.
3. The procedure of assigning names to the kinds and groups of organisms listed in a taxonomic classification: the rules of nomenclature in botany.
—no·men·cla·tur·al /"nO-m&n-'klAch-(&-)r&l/ adjective —no·men·cla·tur·al·ly /-E/ adverb