supertree
noun
1A tree bred or genetically modified to have some quality to an unusual degree (now rare ).
2(Chiefly Biology ) a dendrogram which represents a consensus between two or more subsidiary dendrograms, especially ones used for phylogenetic studies.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Scientific Monthly.
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