Definitions For Cultigen

Noun

CULTIGEN (plural CULTIGENs) (botany, horticulture) A plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans, that is it has resulted from artificial rather than natural selection. from 1918 : Synonym: anthropogenic plant : {{ant, en, indigen}}

Usage notes

cultigen, Cultigen and cultivar may be confused with one another. cultigen, Cultigen is a general-purpose term while cultivar is a formal classification category in the ICNCP, gloss=International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. In practice most cultigen, cultigens are cultivar, cultivars.

Hyponyms

plant selected by humans cultivar

Derived terms

cultigenous

Etymology

cultivated + gen or from {{der + en + la + -}} {{af + la + cultus + gēns + liberty hyde bailey}} in 1918.

See also

indigen