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单词 bigener
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Definition of bigener in English:

bigener

noun ˈbʌɪdʒɪnə
Botany
  • A hybrid produced by crossing plants of two different genera.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In assembling and propagating such bigeners they would ensure their survival, not just as genetical freaks but in many cases as vigorous novelties of no small horticultural potential.
    • If the pollen from one of the genus Primula fertilises an ovule belonging to a flower of e.g., the genus Hottonia, a bigener would result.
    • In these bigeners the result generally resembled the female parent almost entirely.
    • Mr. Wilks exhibited a plant named Chionoscilla, which was considered to be undoubtedly a bigener between Chionodoxa and Scilla bifolia.
    • A bigener, containing as it does components of parents classified under separate genera, cannot logically be placed under either generic name.
    Synonyms
    cross-breed, cross, mixed breed, half-breed, hybrid

Origin

Mid 19th century: Latin, from bi- + genus, gener- genus.

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