Male+parent
121sire — ► NOUN 1) the male parent of an animal. 2) literary a father or other male forebear. 3) archaic a respectful form of address to someone of high social status, especially a king. ► VERB ▪ be the sire of. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin senior older …
122sire — n. & v. n. 1 the male parent of an animal, esp. a stallion kept for breeding. 2 archaic a respectful form of address, now esp. to a king. 3 archaic poet. a father or male ancestor. v.tr. (esp. of a stallion) beget. Etymology: ME f. OF ult. f. L… …
123Sire — Sire, n. [F. sire, originally, an older person. See {Sir}.] 1. A lord, master, or other person in authority. See {Sir}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Pain and distress, sickness and ire, And melancholy that angry sire, Be of her palace senators. Rom. of… …
124paternal — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin paternalis, from Latin paternus paternal, from pater Date: 15th century 1. a. of or relating to a father b. like that of a father < paternal benevolence > 2. received or inherited from one s… …
125Chloroplast — Simplified structure of a chloroplast Chloroplasts (English pronunciation: /ˈklɒrəplæsts/) are organelles found in plant cells and other eukaryotic organisms that conduct photosynthesis. Chloroplasts capture light energy to conserve …
126Seyval Blanc — (aka Seyve villard 5276) is a hybrid wine grape variety used to make white wines. It was produced by Bertille Seyve or his son in law Villard as a cross of Seibel 5656 and Seibel 4986. It is the male parent of St. Pepin.It is the most grown… …
127Open pollination — is pollination by insects, birds, wind, or other natural mechanisms, and contrasts with cleistogamy, closed pollination, which is one of the many types of self pollination[1]. Open pollination also contrasts with controlled pollination, which is… …
128Norton (grape) — Norton grapes. Norton, a grape cultivar believed to be largely derived from Vitis aestivalis, is grown in the Midwestern United States, Mid Atlantic States and northeastern Georgia. Norton was first cultivated in Richmond, Virginia and is the… …
