STIRPS


Meaning of STIRPS in English

[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.