stirps
English
noun
Definitions
- A branch of a family.
- A progenitor of a branch of a family.
- (zoology) A superfamily of animals or plants.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stirps (rootstock, stem, including the roots, stalk, the lower part of the trunk of a tree).
Origin
Latin
stirps
Gloss
rootstock, stem, including the roots, stalk, the lower part of the trunk of a tree
Concept
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Kanji
茎