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 • Jan. 24, 2022

Naturally we shall hardly consider under this head the speech of the whole grex, or the "Nunc plaudite" of an actor that closes a number of the plays.

From The Dramatic Values in Plautus by Blancké, Wilton Wallace

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

From The Tatler, Volume 3 by Various

Et canis oppido eodem erat huic, ubi plurimus, et grex Et fæx, cum catulis plebs numerosa canum.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 by Various

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

From The Tatler, Volume 3 by Various

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