[stirps] n, pl stir.pes [L, lit., stem, stock] (1681) 1: a branch of a family; also: the person from whom it is descended
2. a: a group of animals equivalent to a superfamily b: a race or fixed variety of plants
[stirps] n, pl stir.pes [L, lit., stem, stock] (1681) 1: a branch of a family; also: the person from whom it is descended
2. a: a group of animals equivalent to a superfamily b: a race or fixed variety of plants
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012