grex
Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɛks/
The English word “grex” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A multicellular aggregate of amoeba.
- A kind of group used in horticultural nomenclature, applied to the progeny of an artificial cross from specified parents, in particular for orchids.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin grex (“flock”).
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