la cepa
/ˈsepa/ noun · feminine C1- variety
- strain · cepa de hongos strain of fungi· cepa de bacteria strain of bacteria
- rootstalk, rhizome (underground stem base)
- grapevine stock, grapevine
- root (of an animal's tail or horns, etc.)
- ancestry, stock, origin (of family lineage) · de buena cepa of good stock
- pier (of an arch or bridge)
- nucleus (of cloud formation)
Plural cepas
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Los azares de la profesión médica llevaron a mi padre, Justo Ramón Casasús, aragonés de pura cepa, y modesto cirujano por entonces, a la insignificante aldea donde vi la primera luz, y en la cual transcurrieron los dos primeros años de mi vida.
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