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exogeny

exogeny noun: influence by external forces.

Noun

exogeny (uncountable)

  1. Influence by external forces.
  2. Growth on the outside or near the surface.
  3. A division of woody plants whose stem is formed by successive accretions to the outside of the wood under the bark
  4. A phase in the life cycle of a hair follicle in which a hair exits the follicle.
  5. Exogamy.

Origin of exogeny

From exo- + -geny.

Questions about exogeny

What does exogeny mean?
Exogeny means influence by external forces.
What part of speech is exogeny?
Exogeny is a noun.

Words near exogeny in the dictionary

  1. exogenotes
  2. exogenous
  3. exogenousity
  4. exogenously
  5. exogens
  6. exogeny
  7. exogeography
  8. exogeology
  9. exogeomorphology
  10. exoglossic
  11. exoglucanase

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