Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Indigenous \In*dig"e*nous\, a. [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.

Source : WordNet®

indigenous
     adj : originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of
           Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks
           and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the
           Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of
           Japan" [syn: {autochthonal}, {autochthonic}, {autochthonous},
            {endemic}]