breed

To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.

Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.

To give birth to; to be the native place of.

A pond breeds fish.

A northern country breeds stout men.

To mate.

To keep (animals) and have (them) reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities.

To arrange the mating of (specific animals).

She wanted to breed her cow to the neighbor's registered bull.

All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.

a breed of tulip

a breed of animal

A race or lineage; offspring or issue.

And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.

A group of people with shared characteristics.

People who were taught classical Greek and Latin at school are a dying breed.

Ellipsis of half-breed.

[…] you stinking breed!" he answered through gritted teeth. John leaned down and placed the barrel of his six-gun hard against one of Dunlap's eyes.

A surname.

A town and unincorporated community therein, in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States, named after postmaster George M. Breed.