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1 tively known by one common name, such as soybean, 



2 flax, or radish. 



3 "(5) Sexually reproduced. — The term 'sex- 



4 ually reproduced' includes any production of a vari- 



5 ety by seed. 



6 "(6) United states. — The terms 'United 



7 States' and 'this country' mean the United States, 



8 territories and possessions of the United States, and 



9 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 



10 "(7) Variety. — The term 'variety' means a 



1 1 plant grouping within a single botanical taxon of the 



12 lowest known rank, that, without regard to whether 



13 the conditions for plant variety protection are fully 



14 met, can be defined by the expression of the charac- 



15 teristics resulting from a given genotype or combina- 



16 tion of genotypes, distinguished from any other 



17 plant grouping by the expression of at least one 



18 characteristic and considered as a unit with regard 



19 to the suitability of the plant grouping for being 



20 propagated unchanged. A variety may be rep- 



21 resented by seed, transplants, plants, and other 



22 matter. 



23 "(b) Rules of Construction. — For the purposes 



24 of this Act: 



