cultigen
[ kuhl-tuh-juh n, -jen ]
/ ˈkʌl tə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /
noun
a cultivated plant of unknown or obscure taxonomic origin.
Origin of cultigen
First recorded in 1920–25;
culti(vated) +
-gen
Words nearby cultigen
cult,
cult of personality,
cultch,
cultellus,
cultic,
cultigen,
cultish,
cultism,
cultivable,
cultivar,
cultivate
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
Word Origin for cultigen
C20: from
culti (
vated) +
-gen
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.