Meaning

2 senses
  1. An indigene or native.

  2. A plant known to be indigenous to a region, rather than a cultigen.

More definitions
  • an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: indigens
Singularindigen
Pluralindigens

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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