centgener

noun

cent·​ge·​ner

ˈsentjənə(r)

plural -s

1

: a large number of plants or animals having a common parentage

especially : 100 plants (as of wheat) derived from a single parent and so planted (as in plots or rows) that the value of the breed may be determined

2

: a device for planting 100 seeds equally spaced and at a uniform depth

Word History

Etymology

Latin centum hundred + gener-, genus birth, race

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