Stirps noun ; plural Stirpes . [ Latin , stem, stock.] 1. (Law) Stock; race; family. Blackstone. 2. (Botany) A race, or a fixed and permanent variety. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/200
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent. · a person from whom a family is descended. · a family, superfamily, or permanent variety. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/stirps