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landrace

noun
/ˈlændˌɹeɪs/

Etymology

From land + race, probably a calque of German Landrasse.

  1. derived from hárr — “grey-haired; hoary”
  2. derived from haraz — “troop of horses”
  3. derived from رَأْس — “head”
  4. derived from linea sanguinis — “bloodline of descent”
  5. derived from *raiza✻ — “line”
  6. derived from *raitō✻
  7. derived from razza
  8. borrowed from race
  9. compounded as landrace — “land + race”

Definitions

  1. Any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to…

    Any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment (including, in some cases, its work).

    • In both cases the morphological diversity within the oat accessions did not differ between landraces and modern cultivars.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA