| Pronunciation: | | `zenu'jenisis
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[n] the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal |
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XENOGENESIS is a 11 letter word that starts with X. |
| | Synonyms: | | alternation of generations, heterogenesis |
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| | See Also: | | digenesis, metagenesis, organic phenomenon |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Xen`o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. xe`nos a stranger + E.
genesis.] (Biol.)
(a) Same as {Heterogenesis}.
(b) The fancied production of an organism of one kind by an
organism of another. --Huxley.
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