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bigeneric

adjective

Describing an (infertile) cross between plants belonging to different genera.

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Meanings

adjectivebigeneric (not comparable)

not comparablebiologyDescribing an (infertile) cross between plants belonging to different genera.
It's a bigeneric hybrid, they don't come in nature like that.
1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, Bantam, published 1992, →ISBN, page 93
not comparablebiologyDescribing a taxonomic group containing only two genera.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveresulting from a cross between species of different genera

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Origin

From bi- + generic.

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APA

bigeneric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bigeneric

MLA

“bigeneric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bigeneric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bigeneric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bigeneric.

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