grex name

noun

A common name for the collective ('herd') of hybrids stemming from a given set of two (or more) commonly paired parent species

“Grex names are mainly used for orchids and bromeliads, which hybridize easily and are eagerly cultivated”

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Meanings

noungrex name (plural grex names)

plural grex names

  1. biologyA common name for the collective ('herd') of hybrids stemming from a given set of two (or more) commonly paired parent species

    Grex names are mainly used for orchids and bromeliads, which hybridize easily and are eagerly cultivated

Origin

See Latin grex

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APA

grex name. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grex%20name

MLA

“grex name.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grex%20name. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grex name,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grex%20name.

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