2013年1月11日金曜日

Cultigens

cul;ti;gen pronunciation: function: noun etymology: cultivated + -gendate: 1924 : a cultivated or domestic organism (as the kidney bean phaseolus vulgaris, the dog canis familiaris, or corn zea mays) which has diverged enough while in domestication or cultivation from its ancestors or closest wild relatives to be classified as a species, subspecies, or major variety