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 praecox, an Ecuadorean fish
 * Melanotaenia praecox, a rainbow fish from West Papua
 * Mordacia praecox, a lamprey from Australia
 * Thamnophilus praecox, the Cocha antshrike, a bird from Ecuador
 * Persia praecox, a trilobite

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