STIRPS

Etymology 1

Noun

stirps (plural stirpes)

A branch of a family.

A progenitor of a branch of a family.

(zoology, botany) A superfamily of animals or plants.

Etymology 2

Noun

stirps

plural of stirp

Anagrams

• spirts, sprits, strips

Source: Wiktionary


Stirps, n.; pl. Stirpes. Etym: [L., stem, stock.]

1. (Law)

Definition: Stock; race; family. Blackstone.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A race, or a fixed and permanent variety.

STIRP

Stirp, n. Etym: [L. stirps, stirpis.]

Definition: Stock; race; family. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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