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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cultigen¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cultigen¹

C20: from culti ( vated ) + -gen