Grex

//ˈɡɹɛks// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A multicellular aggregate of amoeba.
  2. 2
    A kind of group used in horticultural nomenclature, applied to the progeny of an artificial cross from specified parents, in particular for orchids.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin grex (“flock”).

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