heirlooms

/ˈɛəluːmz/ /ˈhɛəluːmz/

Meanings

noun

A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.

Examples :

"The old house was filled with family heirlooms, like antique furniture and yellowed photographs. "

noun

An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.

Examples :

"My grandfather grows heirlooms in his garden, like Cherokee Purple tomatoes and Kentucky Wonder beans, saving the seeds each year to continue the tradition. "

agriculture plant seed food history tradition

Related Words

cultivars noun

/ˈkʌltɪvɑːrz/ /ˈkʌltɪˌvɑrz/

A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species.

"The garden center offered many different cultivars of roses, each with its own unique color and fragrance. "

tomatoes noun

/təˈmeɪtoʊz/ /təˈmɑːtoʊz/

A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

"My grandmother grows the best tomatoes in her garden every summer. "

cultivation noun

/ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/

The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture

"The heavy cultivation of the hillside led to soil erosion."

furniture noun

/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/ /ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/

Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.

"A chair is furniture. Sofas are also furniture."

yellowed verb

/ˈjɛloʊd/ /ˈjɛləʊd/

To become yellow or more yellow.

"The old newspaper clipping had yellowed with age. "

photographs noun

/ˈfəʊ.tə.ˌɡɹɑːfs/ /ˈfoʊ.tə.ˌɡɹæfs/

A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

"My grandmother keeps old photographs in a shoebox. "

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

generations noun

/ˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃənz/

The fact of creating something, or bringing something into being; production, creation.

"The generations of new ideas at the company kept it ahead of the competition. "

agriculture noun

/ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌltʃə/ /ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌltʃɚ/

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock

"My family's farm relies heavily on modern agriculture techniques to maximize crop yields. "

contrast noun

/ˈkɒntɹɑːst/ /ˈkɑnt(ʃ)ɹæst/

A difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.

"The strong contrast between the bright red of the firetruck and the dark blue of the police car made them easily distinguishable. "

tradition noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃn̩/

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

"Our family's tradition is to have a big Thanksgiving dinner with all our relatives. "

possession noun

/pəˈzɛʃən/

Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.

"The library has possession of the rare book, even though it doesn't own it. "