In-dĭġ'e-noŭs, a.
[Lat. indigenus, i. q. indigena; It. & Sp. indigeno. See supra.]
Sense 1. Native; born or originating in, as in a place or country.
Joy and hope are emotions indigenous to the human mind. I. Taylor.
Sense 2. Native; produced naturally in a country or climate; not exotic.
In America, cotton, being indigenous, is cheap. Lyon Playfair.