cultigen

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English

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Etymology

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From culti(vated) +‎ -gen or from Latin cultus (cultivated) +‎ gēns (kind). Coined by American botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1918.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkʌltɪdʒɛn/, /ˈkʌltɪdʒən/

Noun

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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. [from 1918]
    Synonym: anthropogenic plant
    Antonym: indigen

Usage notes

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

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See also

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References

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  • Bailey, L.H. 1918. The indigen and cultigen. Science ser. 2, 47:306-308
  • Spencer, R.D. and Cross, R.G. 2007. The cultigen. Taxon 56(3):938-940

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