Definition of Clones

1. Noun. (plural of clone) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Clones

1. clone [v] - See also: clone

Medical Definition of Clones

1. A group of cells derived from a single ancestor. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clones

clonal selection
clonal selection theory
clonalities
clonality
clonally
clonazepam
clone bank
clone cells
clone town
clone towns
cloneable
cloned
cloner
cloners
clones (current term)
clonewheel organ
clong
clonic
clonic convulsion
clonic seizure
clonic spasm
clonicities
clonicity
clonicotonic
clonidine
clonidine hydrochloride
clonidines
cloning vector

Literary usage of Clones

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Return to Resistance: Breeding Crops to Reduce Pesticide Dependence by Raoul A. Robinson (1996)
"This method of propagation means that these crops exist as clones. Except for the rather rare mutation, or "sport", all the individuals within a clone are ..."

2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1864)
"The round tower of clones is of the rudest, roughest construction, ... Fart of the Round lover, clones. built of the hard mountain limestone, ..."

3. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1901)
"AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXCAVATION OF TWO LAKE- DWELLINGS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF clones. BY DR. SA D'ARCY. [Submitted JULY 31, 1900.] Q INCE my excavation of the ..."

4. The House of Lords Cases on Appeals and Writs of Error, Claims of Peerage by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, Charles Clark, William Finnelly (1870)
"... the defendants in error, to recover damages for disturbing him in his office of weighmaster of the market town of clones. The venue was laid in Dublin. ..."

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