Hypertext Webster Gateway: "indigenous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Indigenous \In*dig"e*nous\, a. [L. indigenus, indigena, fr. OL.
indu (fr. in in) + the root of L. gignere to beget, bear. See
{In}, and {Gender}.]
1. Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a
country or climate; not exotic; not imported.
Negroes were all transported from Africa and are not
indigenous or proper natives of America. --Sir T.
Browne.
In America, cotton, being indigenous, is cheap.
--Lion Playas.
2. Native; inherent; innate.
Joy and hope are emotions indigenous to the human
mind. --I. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
indigenous
adj : originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of
Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks
and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the
Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of
Japan" [syn: {autochthonal}, {autochthonic}, {autochthonous},
{endemic}]
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