Praecox

Praecox is a Latin term meaning "very early". It is often used as a qualifying adjective in Latin binomials, and could mean "early flowering", "primitive", "premature" or "early onset" (in the case of medical conditions).

Plants

Agapanthus praecox, a South African bulbous plant

Aira praecox, a European grass

Allium praecox, a Californian onion

Casearia praecox, a West Indian tree

Chimonanthus praecox, wintersweet, a Chinese shrub

Clematis 'Praecox', a flowering shrub cultivar

Cytisus × praecox, a spring-flowering shrub

Hydrangea paniculata 'Praecox', a flowering shrub cultivar

Lindera praecox, an Asian shrub

Medicago praecox, a Mediterranean plant in the pea family

Pittocaulon praecox, a Mexican shrub in the daisy family

Pleione praecox, an Asian orchid

Rhododendron 'Praecox', a flowering shrub cultivar

Roscoea praecox, a Chinese perennial in the ginger family

Stachyurus praecox, a shrub from Japan

Thymus praecox, a European thyme

Weigela praecox, a shrub from Russia

Fungi

Agrocybe praecox, a Northern Hemisphere mushroom

Gymnopilus praecox, a North American mushroom

Animals

Actebia praecox, the Portland moth

Ceratotherium praecox, an extinct rhinoceros

Denticetopsis praecox, a South American fish

Deroceras praecox, an east European slug

Iotabrycon, an Ecuadorean fish

Melanotaenia praecox, a rainbow fish from West Papua

Mordacia praecox, a lamprey (primitive fish) from Australia

Thamnophilus praecox, the Cocha antshrike, a bird from Ecuador

Persia praecox, a trilobite from Iran

Medical conditions

Dementia praecox, a degenerative disease of late puberty and early adulthood

Ejaculatio praecox, premature ejaculation in human males

Lymphedema praecox, a swelling of the lymph nodes

Pubertas praecox, premature puberty in humans