Schultz
/ʃʊlts/ name
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- 1 A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation]. countable, uncountable
- 2 An unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
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More examples"Plants have an ability, for example, to signal distress, caused by anything from temperature extremes to an insect attack. Schultz said when a plant senses that it's being eaten, it releases a chemical vapor that alerts other plants nearby."
Etymology
From German Schultz, an occupational surname derived from Schultheiß (“a mayor in medieval Germany”).