Also means
lineage, stock
Usage Note
Souche has two distinct uses: literally a tree stump left in the ground, and figuratively a family's founding line — de vieille souche means 'of old stock'. It also denotes the counterfoil or stub of a chequebook left after a cheque is detached.
Examples
"L'arbre a été coupé jusqu'à la souche."
Natural Translation
The tree was cut down to the stump.

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