cul·ti·gen (k l t -jn)n. An organism, especially a cultivated plant, such as a banana, not known to have a wild or uncultivated counterpart. [culti(vated) + -gen.] |
cultigen [ˈkʌltɪdʒən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) a species of plant that is known only as a cultivated form and did not originate from a wild type
[from culti(vated) + -gen]
| cultigen (klt-jn) An organism, especially a cultivated plant, such as the banana, not known to have a wild or uncultivated counterpart. |
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