grex name

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See Latin grex

Noun[edit]

grex name (plural grex names)

  1. (botany) A common name for the collective ('herd') of hybrids stemming from a given set of two (or more) commonly paired parent species
    Grex names are mainly used for orchids and bromeliads, which hybridize easily and are eagerly cultivated

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