species

noun

1. 1

   Type or kind. (Compare race.)

   “the male species”

2. 2

   An image, an appearance, a spectacle.

3. 3

   Either of the two elements of the Eucharist after they have been consecrated.

4. 4

   Coin, or coined silver, gold, or other metal, used as a circulating medium; specie.

5. 5

   A component part of compound medicine; a simple.

6. 6

   An officinal mixture or compound powder of any kind; especially, one used for making an aromatic tea or tisane; a tea mixture.