congener : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: congener	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for congener
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
congener n a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) Synonym(s): relative, congener, congenator, congeneric a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another; "lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed"; "the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Congener \Con"ge*ner\ (?; 277), n. [From L. congener. See {Congenerous}.] A thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied in nature, character, or action. The cherry tree has been often grafted on the laurel, to which it is a congener. --P. Miller. Our elk is more polygamous in his habits than any other deer except his congener, the red deer of Europe. --Caton.