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Webster 1913 Edition

(?; 277)

Noun.

[From L.

congener

. See

A thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied in nature, character, or action.

The cherry tree has been often grafted on the laurel, to which it is a

congener

P. Miller.

Our elk is more polygamous in his habits than any other deer except his

congener

, the red deer of Europe.

Caton.

Noun.

[L., kind, race.] A thing of the same kind or nature.

The cherry tree has been often grafted on the laurel, to which it is a congener.

, CONGENEROUS,

Adj.

Of the same kind or nature; allied in origin or cause; as congenerous bodies; congenerous diseases.