Etymology

landrace

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Today it means: Any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment (including, in some cases, its work). Full definition →

First used late 19th c.German Landrasse
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  1. German · calque ofLandrasse
  2. English todaylandrace

From land + race, probably a calque of German Landrasse.

First known use, by meaning

  • from late 19th c. Any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment (including, in some cases, its work).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.