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stirpiculture

American  
[stur-pi-kuhl-cher] / ˈstɜr pɪˌkʌl tʃər /

noun

  1. the production of special stocks or strains by careful breeding.


Other Word Forms

  • stirpicultural adjective
  • stirpiculturist noun

Etymology

Origin of stirpiculture

1865–70, < Latin stirpi- (stem of stirps ) stock, stem + culture

Example Sentences

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She also proved a few points in stirpiculture.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists by Hubbard, Elbert

After the passing of a few generations, under the wide-spread reign of co-operative stirpiculture, with its hosts of mothers' clubs, suicide will soon become an utter impossibility.

From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Edson, Milan C.

In the course of what we call stirpiculture," said Noyes, "Charles, as you know, is in the situation of one who is by and by to become a father.

From The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation by Nordhoff, Charles

It is well, and it might have been better, but do not give over and talk of stirpiculture.

From The Kempton-Wace Letters by London, Jack