souche

Definitions of souche
  1. noun
    a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
    synonyms: chicot
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    type of:
    partie de la plante
    any part of a plant or fungus
  2. noun
    any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
    synonyms: giroflée, matthiole
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    type of:
    fleur
    a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
  3. noun
    any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
    synonyms: giroflée
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    type of:
    fleur
    a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
  4. noun
    any animals kept for use or profit
    synonyms: cheptel
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    type of:
    euthérien, mammifère euthérien, mammifère placentère
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
  5. noun
    the merchandise that a shop has on hand
    synonyms: stock
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    type of:
    marchandise, marchandises
    commodities offered for sale
  6. noun
    a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
    synonyms: porte-greffe
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    type of:
    partie de la plante
    any part of a plant or fungus
  7. noun
    a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
    synonyms: talon
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    type of:
    acquit, bon de caisse, quittance, reçu
    an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
  8. noun
    the part of a check that is retained as a record
    synonyms: talon
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    type of:
    archive
    anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
  9. noun
    the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
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    type of:
    partie de la plante
    any part of a plant or fungus
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