(of a hybrid plant) derived from parents of two different genera
bigeneric in American English
(ˌbaɪdʒəˈnɛrɪk)
adjective
designating or of hybrids derived from two different genera
bigeneric in American English
(ˌbaidʒəˈnerɪk)
adjective
of, pertaining to, or involving two genera
Word origin
[1880–85; bi-1 + generic]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: automatism, highball, impressionism, pari-mutuel, regionalismbi- is a combining form meaning “twice,” “two,” used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix bi- include: biceps, bilabial, bilateral, bilingual, bivalent