stirpiculture
[ stur-pi-kuhl-cher ]
/ ˈstɜr pɪˌkʌl tʃər /
noun
the production of special stocks or strains by careful breeding.
Origin of stirpiculture
OTHER WORDS FROM stirpiculture
stir·pi·cul·tur·al, adjective stir·pi·cul·tur·ist, nounWords nearby stirpiculture
stirling,
stirling engine,
stirling's formula,
stirlingshire,
stirp,
stirpiculture,
stirps,
stirrer,
stirring,
stirrup,
stirrup bone
Example sentences from the Web for stirpiculture
It is well, and it might have been better, but do not give over and talk of stirpiculture.
The Kempton-Wace Letters |Jack LondonStirpiculture in this extended sense was not unknown to the ancients, both in theory and in practice.
Homo-culture |Martin Luther Holbrook