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- noun Plural form of
genitor .
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Cavalry - One unit of Lance Spezatte, one unit of genitors and one unit of Stradiots.
Archive 2007-10-01 Vexillia 2007
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Cavalry - One unit of Lance Spezatte, one unit of genitors and one unit of Stradiots.
The Battle of Barletta - 8th October 2007 Vexillia 2007
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He was one of the tribunes, not by the means of the virtuous actions of his pro genitors, for he had been a gladiator, but he had obtained that post in the army by his having a robust body.
Antiquities of the Jews Flavius Josephus 1709
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So that we need not much wonder at those innumerable clouds of Locusts with which _Africa_, and other hot countries are so pestred, since in those places are found all the convenient causes of their production, namely, genitors, or Parents, concurrent receptacles or matrixes, and a sufficient degree of natural heat and moisture.
Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon Robert Hooke 1669
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What distinguishes contemporary alcophobes from their 19th century pro-genitors is that they are too smart to simply call for outright prohibition of alcohol, instead they seek a more subtle, cultural prohibition whereby drinking becomes 'de-normalised'.
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In the female genitors the stalks with inflorescences are cut, the buds castrated and then pollination carried out, keeping the stems in jars with water, fungicide and antibiotic, in a greenhouse.
innovations-report 2009
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The selection of genitors is one of the key elements in the NEIKER-Tecnalia programme; it has a Germoplasm Bank with 500 commercial varieties, apart from enhancement clones and species of the Solanum genus that form part of parentals employed in the crossing programmes.
innovations-report 2009
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The three initial and fundamental phases in the process are: selection of genitors, programme of crosses and the selection of seedlings in the first generation.
innovations-report 2009
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The Live show will feature all Ice Cube's classic songs from his 25 year career, including tracks from his time with genitors of hip-hop N.W.A.
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The three initial and fundamental phases in the process are: selection of genitors, programme of crosses and the selection of seedlings in the first generation.
innovations-report 2009
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