heirloom
noun/ˈɛə.luːm/UK/ˈɛɚ.lum/US/ˈeː.lʉːm/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English heirlome (“heirloom”, literally “a tool or article passed to one's heirs”). By surface analysis, heir + loom. Displaced native Old English fæderġestrēon.
- inherited from heirlome
Definitions
A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed…
An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.
- My last trip to the market barely yielded enough unmealy heirlooms for a couple of salads.
- At Hortus Bulborum you will find heirloom narcissi that date back at least to the 15th century and famous old tulips like 'Duc van Tol' (1595) and its sports.
- In a paper published Thursday in the journal Science, a team of researchers say they analyzed the genetic code of nearly 400 varieties of tomatoes ― from the common red supermarket types to the funky heirlooms found in farmers markets.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for heirloom. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA