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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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, often
Examples
- 1961, Breeds of Swine, Farmers' Bulletin No. 1263, US Department of Agriculture, page 7, One of the newer breeds of swine in the United States is the American Landrace. American Landrace hogs (figs. 19 and 20) are descendants of Danish Landrace hogs imported by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1934.
- 2009, Pablo Eyzaguirre, Arwen Bailey, International case studies and tropical home gardens projects: offering lessons for a new research agenda in Europe, A. Bailey, Pablo B. Eyzaguirre, L. Maggioni, Crop genetic resources in European home gardens: Proceedings of a Workshop, page 1, First, many crop landraces in Europe are being lost without our even knowing what is being lost.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From land + race, probably a calque of German Landrasse.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
landras
— local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment
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Finnish:
maatiaisrotu
— local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment
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French:
race naturelle
— local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment
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German:
Landrasse
— local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment
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Irish:
pór dúchasach
— local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment
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Polish:
lokalna odmiana
— local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment
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Russian:
ландра́с
(landrás)
— local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment
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Spanish:
variedad autóctona
— local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment
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Spanish:
variedad local
— local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment
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Swedish:
lantras
— local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment
