grex

American

[greks] / grɛks /

noun

a numerical system for measuring the size of fibers, filaments, or yarns, based on the weight in grams of 10,000 meters of the fibrous material.

grex British

/ ɡrɛks /

noun

a group of plants that has arisen from the same hybrid parent group

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Etymology

Origin of grex

From the expression gram per x (ten)

Example Sentences

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Experimental Farm Network lists a turnip grex and golden beet grex, originally from Alan Kapuler, and another called Homesteader’s Kaleidoscopic Perennial Kale, bred by Chris Homanics.

From Seattle Times

O grex, � nimium tanto Pastore beatus; O ubi sunt tanto pascua digna grege?

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Quem mala stultitia, et quæcunque inscitia veri, Cæcum agit, insanum Chrysippi porticus et grex Autumat.—Hor.,

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Quem mala stultitia, et quæcunque inscitia veri Cæcum agit, insanum Chrysippi porticus, et grex Autumat.

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Existing names of this kind, however, can easily be brought into line by adding a word such as Hybrids or Grex to the old, second part, cultivar-name, and omitting the "var." thus, Cattleya 'Fabia' var.

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