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单词 cultigen
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Definition of cultigen in English:

cultigen

noun ˈkʌltɪdʒ(ə)nˈkəltəjən
Botany
  • A plant species or variety known only in cultivation, especially one with no known wild ancestor.

    〔植〕(起源不明的植物的)栽培种

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is unclear which or how many wild species or cultigens were the progenitors of the extant avocado races.
    • These sites had a domesticated plant system incorporating native and introduced cultigens, while the Mill Creek sites also exhibited a dispersed field location pattern.
    • During the next five or even ten years, non-grain cultigens dominated; first root crops and then tree crops were cultivated.
    • The period is characterized by the gradual introduction of maize and other tropical cultigens, gradually transforming the resident hunter-gatherer populations into sedentary agricultural communities.
    • If other factors affecting population size had remained constant, the predictable result would have been population growth wherever these crops replaced less efficient cultigens.

Origin

Early 20th century: from cultivated (past participle of cultivate) + -gen.

Definition of cultigen in US English:

cultigen

nounˈkəltəjən
Botany
  • A plant species or variety known only in cultivation, especially one with no known wild ancestor.

    〔植〕(起源不明的植物的)栽培种

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These sites had a domesticated plant system incorporating native and introduced cultigens, while the Mill Creek sites also exhibited a dispersed field location pattern.
    • During the next five or even ten years, non-grain cultigens dominated; first root crops and then tree crops were cultivated.
    • It is unclear which or how many wild species or cultigens were the progenitors of the extant avocado races.
    • If other factors affecting population size had remained constant, the predictable result would have been population growth wherever these crops replaced less efficient cultigens.
    • The period is characterized by the gradual introduction of maize and other tropical cultigens, gradually transforming the resident hunter-gatherer populations into sedentary agricultural communities.

Origin

Early 20th century: from cultivated (past participle of cultivate) + -gen.

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