| stirps (stûrps) n. pl. stir·pes (stûr  p z) 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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