centgener
noun
cent·ge·ner
\ˈsentjənə(r)\
Definition of centgener
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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
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Origin and Etymology of centgener
Latin centum hundred + gener-, genus birth, race — more at kin
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