French word

allogène

Pronunciation

IPA/aloʒɛn/

Meaning

  • adjectivenon-native

Example

Dans ce jardin, des fleurs allogènes attirent de nouveaux insectes.

In this garden, non-native flowers attract new insects.

Illustration for allogène (non-native)

More examples

Les espèces allogènes menacent la biodiversité locale.

Non-native species threaten local biodiversity.

Core concept

A living thing or material arriving from one setting and entering a different environment.

Common phrases

  • espèce allogène

    non-native species

  • plante allogène

    non-native plant

Similar words

étranger: Foreign to the place concerned and originating somewhere else.
introduit: Introduced by human activity into another area and established there.

Definition in French

Qualifie des organismes ou éléments originaires d'un autre milieu et introduits dans un nouvel environnement.

Word origin

The scientific adjective combines Greek allos, 'other', with genos, 'kind or origin', to denote a different origin.

Usage tips

  • Allogène is technical in ecology and geology, while venant d'ailleurs or introduit is often more natural in general prose.

Other meanings

  • introducedadjective
  • aliennoun

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