cultigen
[ kuhl-tuh-juhn, -jen ]
noun
a cultivated plant of unknown or obscure taxonomic origin.
Origin of cultigen
1First recorded in 1920–25; culti(vated) + -gen
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British Dictionary definitions for cultigen
cultigen
/ (ˈkʌltɪdʒən) /
noun
a species of plant that is known only as a cultivated form and did not originate from a wild type
Origin of cultigen
1C20: from culti (vated) + -gen
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Scientific definitions for cultigen
cultigen
[ kŭl′tə-jən ]
An organism, especially a cultivated plant, such as the banana, not known to have a wild or uncultivated counterpart.
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