Gekweekt

Gekweekt is a Dutch term formed from the verb kweken, meaning to cultivate or breed. It is used as both the past participle and an adjective to describe organisms, products, or materials that have been produced through cultivation, breeding, or controlled growth, rather than occurring in nature without human intervention. In everyday language, gekweekt can refer to cultivated plants, domesticated animals, or laboratory-grown biological material, including cells and tissues.

Etymology: from kweken with the ge- prefix and the suffix -t, giving the sense of something that has undergone a cultivation or breeding process.

Usage: The term is common in agriculture and horticulture, where gekweekte or gekweekt plants are grown under controlled conditions. In biology and food science, it is used for lab-grown or cultured products, such as gekweekt vlees (cultured meat) or gekweekte cellen. In contrast to wild or naturally occurring specimens, gekweekt denotes human-managed production, often implying standardized or experimental settings.

Examples: De gekweekte planten vertoonden gezonde groei. De bedrijven investeren in gekweekte cellen voor medische toepassingen. Vlees uit weefselkweek wordt vaak aangeduid als gekweekt vlees. It can also describe animals bred in captivity.

See also: kweken, kweek, gekweekt vlees, weefselkweek, cultuur.