Species meaning : Type or kind. (Compare race.) An image, an appearance, a spectacle. Either of the two elements of the Eucharist after they have been consecrated. Coin, or coined silver, gold, or other metal, used as a circulating medium; specie. A component part of compound medicine; a simple. An officinal mixture or compound powder of any kind; especially, one used for making an aromatic tea or tisane; a tea mixture.