grex

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/ˈɡɹɛks/

noun

A multicellular aggregate of amoeba.

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gx
OriginLatin grex →
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Meanings

noungrex (plural greges or grexes)

plural greges · plural grexes

  1. biologyA multicellular aggregate of amoeba.
  2. agricultureA kind of group used in horticultural nomenclature, applied to the progeny of an artificial cross from specified parents, in particular for orchids.

    Synonyms: gx

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of group used in horticultural nomenclature, applied to the progeny of an artificial cross from specified parents, in particular for orchids.

Similar
gx
Also see
pseudoplasmodium

Origin

  1. Latingrex
  2. Latingrex
  3. Englishgrex

Learned borrowing from Latin grex (“flock”).

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APA

grex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grex

MLA

“grex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grex. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grex,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grex.

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