ortet

See also: Ortet

English

Etymology

Coined by A. B. Stout in 1929 from Latin ortus (origin) + -et.[1]

Noun

ortet (plural ortets)

  1. (botany) The original single parent plant from which a clone ultimately derives.

See also

References

  1. A. B. Stout (1929 February) “The Clon in Plant Life”, in Marshall Avery Howe, editor, Journal of the New York Botanical Garden, volume 30, number 350, Lancaster: The Science Press Printing Company, →OCLC, page 33:To indicate the original seedling plant from which the clon is derived the word "ortet" (from the Latin ortus meaning origin) may be used.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

ortet

  1. inflection of orten:
    1. second-person plural present
    2. second-person plural subjunctive I
    3. third-person singular present
    4. plural imperative
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