Dictionary

landrace en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlændˌɹeɪs/

Etymology

From land + race, probably a calque of German Landrasse.

Meanings

1. (attributive, often) Any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment (including, in some cases, its work).
   • In both cases the morphological diversity within the oat accessions did not differ between landraces and modern cultivars. 2011, A. C. Newton et al., “Cereal Landraces for Sustainable Agriculture”, in Eric Lichtfouse, Marjolaine Hamelin, Philippe Debaeke, Mireille Navarrete, editors, Sustainable Agriculture, volume 2, page 154:
   • 1961, Breeds of Swine, Farmers' Bulletin No. 1263, US Department of Agriculture, page 7, One of the newer breeds of swine in the United States is the American Landrace. American Landrace hogs (figs. 19 and 20) are descendants of Danish Landrace hogs imported by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1934.
   • 2009, Pablo Eyzaguirre, Arwen Bailey, International case studies and tropical home gardens projects: offering lessons for a new research agenda in Europe, A. Bailey, Pablo B. Eyzaguirre, L. Maggioni, Crop genetic resources in European home gardens: Proceedings of a Workshop, page 1, First, many crop landraces in Europe are being lost without our even knowing what is being lost.

Forms

Deriveds

Hamprace

Relateds

heritage · autochthonous · heirloom

Synonyms

natural breed (any domesticated animal or plant adapted to its new environment) · traditional variety (any domesticated animal or plant adapted to its new environment) · traditional breed (any domesticated animal or plant adapted to its new environment)

Translations (10)

de Landrasse (local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment) · es variedad local (local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment) · sv lantras (local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment) · nl landras (local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment) · fi maatiaisrotu (local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment) · fr race naturelle (local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment) · pl lokalna odmiana (local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment) · ga pór dúchasach (local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment) · es variedad autóctona (local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment) · ru ландра́с (local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment)