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stirps (stûrps)

n. pl. stir·pes (stûr

1. A line of descendants of common ancestry; stock.

2. Law A person from whom a family is descended.

[Latin, stem, lineage.]

stirps [stɜːps]

n pl stirpes [ˈstɜːpiːz]

1. (History / Heraldry) Genealogy a line of descendants from an ancestor; stock or strain

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a race or variety, esp one in which the characters are maintained by cultivation

[from Latin: root, family origin]

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