stirps /stûrps/, also stirp /stûrp/

1. (a person and his or her descendants forming) a branch of a family (esp law)
2. Pedigree
3. A category in biological classification, eg (zoology) a superfamily, family or subfamily, or (botany) a rootstock that retains characteristics in cultivation

stirpˈiculture noun

Selective breeding

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• plain-darn
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• plain-darning
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• plain dealer
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• plain flour
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• plain-hearted
• plain-heartedness
• plaining
• plainings
• plainish