stirpes

['stɜːpiːz]
  • n. 种族；祖先；血统（stirp的复数形式） (stirps的变形)
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英文词源

stirpes (n.)
plural of stirps, Latin, literally "stem, stalk, trunk of a plant," figuratively "scion, offspring, descendant; source, origin, foundation, beginning." Hence stirpiculture "breeding of special stocks or strains."