congeners

1. a minor chemical constituent that gives a wine or liquor its distinctive characterSynonyms: congener

2. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)Synonyms: congenator, congener, congeneric, relative

3. a whole (a thing or person) of the same kind or category as anotherExamples: "lard was also used, though its congener, butter, was more frequently employed"; "the American shopkeeper differs from his European congener"Synonyms: congener