親おや株かぶ

noun

parent plant; mother plant; parent strain

In botany and biology, the original plant or microbial strain from which offspring or clones are derived. Sense 2 is a more specific biological use.

• この親おや株かぶからたくさんの苗なえを増ふやしました。

  We propagated many seedlings from this parent plant.

• 実じっ験けんでは、親おや株かぶの遺い伝でん子しを調しらべた。

  In the experiment, we examined the genes of the parent strain.

noun

old shares; previously issued shares

In finance, shares that existed before a new issue or stock split. Antonym: 子株 (new shares).

See also: 旧株

Antonyms: 子株

• 株かぶ式しき分ぶん割かつ後ご、親おや株かぶと子こ株かぶの価か格かく差さに注ちゅう目もくが集あつまった。

  After the stock split, attention focused on the price difference between old shares and new shares.