indigenous

a. நிலத்துக்குரிய தொன்முதற்குடியான, நாட்டுப் பழங்குடி சார்ந்த, திணைநிலைக்குரிய, திணைத் தோன்றலான.

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In*dig"e*nous, a. Etym: [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.

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