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cultigen

[ kuhl-tuh-juhn, -jen ]

noun

  1. a cultivated cultivated plant of unknown or obscure taxonomic origin.

cultigen

/ ˈkʌltɪdʒən /

noun

  1. a species of plant that is known only as a cultivated form and did not originate from a wild type

cultigen

/ kŭl′tə-jən /

  1. An organism, especially a cultivated plant, such as the banana, not known to have a wild or uncultivated counterpart.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cultigen1

First recorded in 1920–25; culti(vated) + -gen

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cultigen1

C20: from culti ( vated ) + -gen

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