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indigen

indigen noun: an indigene or native.

Noun

indigen (plural indigens)

  1. An indigene or native.
  2. A plant known to be indigenous to a region, rather than a cultigen.
    Antonyms:
    cultigen

Antonyms of indigen

Forms of indigen

pluralindigens

Origin of indigen

Variant of indigene. In a botanical sense first used by Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1918.

Questions about indigen

What does indigen mean?
Indigen means an indigene or native.
What part of speech is indigen?
Indigen is a noun.
What is the plural of indigen?
The plural of indigen is indigens.

Words near indigen in the dictionary

  1. indifferents
  2. indiffusible
  3. indifuscin
  4. indify
  5. indigane
  6. indigen
  7. indigena
  8. indigenae
  9. indigenal
  10. indigence
  11. indigences

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