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English
Etymology
Coined by A. B. Stout in 1929 from Latin ortus (“origin”) + -et.[1]
Noun
ortet (plural ortets)
- (botany) The original single parent plant from which a clone ultimately derives.
See also
References
- ^ A. B. Stout (1929 February) “The Clon in Plant Life”, in Marshall Avery Howe, editor, Journal of the New York Botanical Garden, 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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German
Pronunciation
Verb
ortet
- inflection of orten:
- second-person plural present
- second-person plural subjunctive I
- third-person singular present
- plural imperative