phylum

A taxonomic category of organisms ranking below a kingdom and above a class. In the classification of plants, division often replaces phylum.

A large division of possibly genetically related families of languages or linguistic stocks.

In botany, a great group or sub-kingdom of the vegetable kingdom, next above a class.

Any primary division or subkingdom of the animal or vegetable kingdom..

The graphic representation of the evolution of one or several forms of animal life by descent with modification from preexisting ancestors, on the principle of the construction of a genealogical table or “family tree.”.