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bigener

[bahy-jee-ner, -juh-]
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noun
  1. a bigeneric hybrid, as certain orchids.
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Origin of bigener

1825–35; < Latin: hybrid, equivalent to bi- bi-1 + gener- (stem of genus) genus
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bigener

noun
  1. biology a hybrid between individuals of different genera
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Word Origin

C20: back formation from bigeneric; see bi- 1, genus
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