cultigen

English

/ˈkʌltɪdʒɛn/

noun
Definitions
  • (botany) A plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans, that is it has resulted from artificial rather than natural selection.

Etymology

Suffix from English cultivated affix from Latin cultus (adoration, care, cult, culture, the act of cultivating, cultivation, veneration, cultivated, reverence) + Latin gēns (tribe, clan, a race, nation, gens, n-g, la, family, race, people, kind).

Origin

Latin

gēns

Gloss

tribe, clan, a race, nation, gens, n-g, la, family, race, people, kind

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

家, 族

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