grex name

English

Etymology

See Latin grex

Noun

grex name (plural grex names)

1. (botany) 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

See also

• cultivar
• nothospecies