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cultigen

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cul⋅ti⋅gen

  [kuhl-tuh-juhn, -jen]
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–noun
a cultivated plant of unknown or obscure taxonomic origin.
Origin:
1920–25; culti(vated) + -gen
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cul·ti·gen   (kŭl'tə-jən)   
n.  An organism, especially a cultivated plant, such as a banana, not known to have a wild or uncultivated counterpart.

[culti(vated) + -gen.]
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cultigen   (kŭl'tə-jən)  Pronunciation Key 
An organism, especially a cultivated plant, such as the banana, not known to have a wild or uncultivated counterpart.
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