Definition
A genus of tropical shrubs and trees that produce edible berries, including the clove tree; also a historical practice of selectively breeding humans (eugenics).
Etymology
From Greek 'eu-' (good) and 'genos' (origin or birth). The plant genus was named in the 1750s with the optimistic meaning 'of noble birth.' The eugenics movement borrowed the same Greek roots with dark intentions.
Kelly Says
The plant eugenia got its beautiful name meaning 'noble birth,' but the eugenics movement—which tried to 'improve' humanity through selective breeding—twisted the same roots into one of history's most horrifying pseudosciences. It's a sobering example of how idealistic language can mask evil intentions.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጥበቃ ማእከል
tibeka ma'ekel
ARالعربية
الوراثة المفضلة
al-waratha al-mafadhala
BNবাংলা
যুক্তিশীল প্রজনন
jukti-shilil projanan
CACatalà
eugenèsia
yoo-jen-ee-ah
CSČeština
eugenika
yoo-zhen-ee-kah
DADansk
eugenik
yoo-zhen-ik
DEDeutsch
Eugenia
yoo-jen-ee-ah
ELΕλληνικά
ευγονία
ef-goo-nee-ah
ESEspañol
eugenia
yoo-jen-ee-ah
FAفارسی
آनुवंشی خوب
an-uvanshi khub
FISuomi
eugeeniikka
yoo-gee-nee-kka
FRFrançais
eugenia
yoo-jen-ee-ah
GUGU
શુભ્ર પ્રજનન
shubh prajanan
HAHA
haɗin da ya dace
ha-din da ya dace
HEעברית
אוגניקה
oo-gen-i-kah
HIहिन्दी
अच्छा प्रजनन
achcha prajanan
HUMagyar
eugenika
yoo-zhen-ee-kah
IDBahasa Indonesia
eugenia
yoo-jen-ee-ah
IGIG
ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀rọ̀
o-ro eh-ro
ITItaliano
eugenia
yoo-jen-ee-ah
KKKK
еугеника
ev-zhen-i-kah
KMKM
សម្រាប់ការប្រើប្រាស់
samraap kraa-bpraa-sa
MRMR
शुद्ध प्रजनन
shudd prajanan
MSBahasa Melayu
eugenia
yoo-jen-ee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးပြု ဖွဲ့စည်း
kyee-zu-prou hwe-she-syn
NLNederlands
eugenia
yoo-jen-ee-ah
NONorsk
eugenik
yoo-zhen-ik
PAPA
ਸੁਖੀ ਪ੍ਰजनਨ
sukh-ee prajanan
PLPolski
eugenia
yoo-jen-ee-ah
PTPortuguês
eugenia
yoo-jen-ee-ah
RORomână
eugenie
yoo-jen-ee-eh
RUРусский
эвгенія
ev-gen-ee-yah
SVSvenska
eugenik
yoo-zhen-ik
SWKiswahili
eugenics
yoo-jen-iks
TAதமிழ்
சிறந்த இனப்பெருக்கம்
chirantha inappirukkam
TEతెలుగు
శుభ్రమైన ప్రజననం
shubhram ainam prajananam
THไทย
อุดมคติทางพันธุศาสตร์
oodom-kdi thang phan-thuu-sa-at
TLTL
eugenia
yoo-jen-ee-ah
TRTürkçe
evjenizm
yoo-jen-izm
UKУкраїнська
евгеніка
ev-zhen-i-kah
URاردو
مناسب پیداوار
musaaib paydawar
VITiếng Việt
chủ nghĩa ưu tú
chu nghia uu tu
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀rọ̀
o-ro eh-ro
ZH中文
优生主义
yōu shēng zhǔyì
ZUZU
ukuselekelwa kwakho
oo-koo-se-le-ke-lwa kwa-kho