Cultigen (noun) (botany)
kul-ti-jen
A plant species or variety known only in cultivation, especially one with no known wild ancestor.
Early 20th century from cultivated (past participle of cultivate) + -gen.
Example sentences
“It’s unclear how many wild flowers and cultigens the garden holds.”
Ireful (adj) ayur-ful full of intense anger; wrathful. Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; ire, -ful (more…)
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
