Definition
In botany or biology, having characteristics that are inherited or passed down through generations.
Etymology
From Latin 'hereditas' (inheritance) plus a combining form related to 'petere' (to seek or move toward), creating a technical term suggesting traits that 'seek' or pass through heredity.
Kelly Says
This is an extremely rare scientific term that almost never appears outside of specialized botanical texts—it's the kind of word that shows how scientists sometimes create jargon so specific that even other scientists don't use it.
Translations
ARالعربية
وراثي
wara-thee
BNবাংলা
বংশগত
bong-sho-gat
CACatalà
hereditari
he-re-di-ta-ri
CSČeština
dědičný
de-di-chny
DADansk
arveegenskab
ar-ve-e-gens-kab
DEDeutsch
erblich
er-blih
ELΕλληνικά
κληρονομικός
klee-ro-no-mee-kos
ESEspañol
hereditario
er-eh-di-ta-ree-oh
FISuomi
perinnöllinen
pe-rin-noel-li-nen
FRFrançais
héréditaire
e-re-dee-tair
GUGU
વ્યક્તિગત
vyak-ti-gat
HEעברית
מו truyền
mo-tra-yun
HIहिन्दी
आनुवंशिक
aanu-vaan-sheek
HUMagyar
öröklött
or-ok-loht
IDBahasa Indonesia
genetik
je-ne-tik
ITItaliano
ereditario
e-re-di-ta-ree-oh
MRMR
वंशानुगत
van-sha-anu-gat
MSBahasa Melayu
warisan
wa-ri-san
MYမြန်မာ
အမွေးအနွယ်
a-mwe-a-an-we
NLNederlands
erfelijk
er-fay-lihk
NONorsk
arveegenskap
ar-ve-e-gens-kap
PAPA
ਪਰਿਵਰਤਨ
pa-ri-var-tan
PLPolski
dziedziczny
dzhyedz-ich-nee
PTPortuguês
hereditário
e-re-di-ta-ree-oh
RORomână
hereditare
he-re-di-ta-re
RUРусский
наследственный
na-sled-st-ven-nyy
SVSvenska
arveegenskap
ar-ve-e-skap
SWKiswahili
urithi
oo-ree-thee
TAதமிழ்
இனப்பெருக்கம்
i-na-per-u-kkam
TEతెలుగు
వారసత్వం
va-ra-sat-vam
THไทย
ทางพันธุกรรม
tahng-phan-thoo-gram
TLTL
pangkalahatang
pan-ka-la-ha-tang
TRTürkçe
kalıtsal
ka-lit-sal
UKУкраїнська
спадковий
spad-ko-viy
VITiếng Việt
di truyền
dee-truyen