English noun: congener | |||
1. | congener (substance) a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive character | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chemical, chemical substance | ||
2. | congener (animal) an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) | ||
Synonyms | congenator, congeneric, relative | ||
Broader (hypernym) | being, organism | ||
3. | congener a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as another | ||
Samples | Lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed. The American shopkeeper differs from his European congener. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unit, whole | ||