| 释义 |
Definition of bigener in English: bigenernoun ˈbʌɪdʒɪnə Botany A hybrid produced by crossing plants of two different genera. Example sentencesExamples - In assembling and propagating such bigeners they would ensure their survival, not just as genetical freaks but in many cases as vigorous novelties of no small horticultural potential.
- If the pollen from one of the genus Primula fertilises an ovule belonging to a flower of e.g., the genus Hottonia, a bigener would result.
- In these bigeners the result generally resembled the female parent almost entirely.
- Mr. Wilks exhibited a plant named Chionoscilla, which was considered to be undoubtedly a bigener between Chionodoxa and Scilla bifolia.
- A bigener, containing as it does components of parents classified under separate genera, cannot logically be placed under either generic name.
Synonyms cross-breed, cross, mixed breed, half-breed, hybrid
Origin Mid 19th century: Latin, from bi- + genus, gener- genus. |