Stirps
Pronunciation : Stirps
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., stem, stock.]
Definition : 1. (Law)
Defn: Stock; race; family. Blackstone.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A race, or a fixed and permanent variety.
pl. Stirpes.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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