ortet

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Coined by A. B. Stout in 1929 from Latin ortus (“origin”) +‎ -et.[1]

Noun[edit]

ortet (plural ortets)

  1. (botany) The original single parent plant from which a clone ultimately derives.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ A. B. Stout (1929 February) “The Clon in Plant Life”, in Marshall Avery Howe, editor, Journal of the New York Botanical Garden‎[1], volume 30, number 350, Lancaster: The Science Press Printing Company, →OCLC, page 33: “To indicate the original seedling plant from which the clon is derived the word "ortet" (from the Latin ortus meaning origin) may be used.”

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Verb[edit]

ortet

  1. inflection of orten:
    1. second-person plural present
    2. second-person plural subjunctive I
    3. third-person singular present
    4. plural imperative
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