A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
2
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
3
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description.
4
A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.