ortet

O1R1T1E1T1

noun

The original single parent plant from which a clone ultimately derives.

OriginLatin ortus →
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Meanings

ortet1

nounortet (plural ortets)

plural ortets

  1. biologyThe original single parent plant from which a clone ultimately derives.

Ortet2

proper nounOrtet (plural Ortets)

plural Ortets

  1. A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].

Origin

ortet · noun

  1. Latinortus“origin”
  2. Englishortet

Coined by A. B. Stout in 1929 from Latin ortus (“origin”) + -et.

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Ortet · proper noun

  1. OccitanOrtet
  2. FrenchOrtet
  3. EnglishOrtet

Borrowed from French Ortet, itself from Occitan Ortet.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ottertortetoterTetroTreto
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APA

ortet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ortet

MLA

“ortet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ortet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ortet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ortet.

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