ignigenous

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adjective

igneous

OriginLatin ignigenus →
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Meanings

adjectiveignigenous (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablegeographyigneous

Origin

  1. Latinignigenus
  2. Englishignigenous

From Latin ignigenus, from ignis (“fire”) + genere, ginere (“to beget, produce”). By surface analysis, igni- + -genous.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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