APPELLATIVE (2)

appellative (2). Appellative, n. the name of a whole species

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Ap‐pel″la‐tive, n. [[L. appelativum, sc. nomen.]] 1. 1. A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings, or for universal ideas. Thus, tree is the name of all plants of a particular class; plant and vegetable are names of things that grow out of the earth. A proper name, on the other hand, stands for a single thing; as, Rome, Washington, Lake Erie.
2. 2. An appellation or title; a descriptive name.
God chosen it for one of his appellatives to be the Defender of them. Jer. Taylor.