"cultigen" meaning in English

See cultigen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌl.tɪ.d͡ʒɛn/ [UK], /ˈkʌl.tɪ.d͡ʒən/ [UK] Forms: cultigens [plural]
Etymology: From culti(vated) + -gen, or from Latin cultus (“cultivated”) + gēns (“kind”). Coined by American botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1918. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cultivated|gen|alt1=culti(vated)}} culti(vated) + -gen, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{af|la|cultus|gēns|gloss1=cultivated|gloss2=kind|nocat=1}} cultus (“cultivated”) + gēns (“kind”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cultigen (plural cultigens)
  1. (botany, horticulture) A plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans, that is it has resulted from artificial rather than natural selection. Wikipedia link: Liberty Hyde Bailey Synonyms: anthropogenic plant Hyponyms (plant selected by humans): cultivar Derived forms: cultigenous Related terms: indigen

Inflected forms

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