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xylogenesis

xylogenesis noun: the formation of wood.

Noun

xylogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The formation of wood.

Origin of xylogenesis

From xylo- + -genesis.

Questions about xylogenesis

What does xylogenesis mean?
Xylogenesis means the formation of wood.
What part of speech is xylogenesis?
Xylogenesis is a noun.

Words near xylogenesis in the dictionary

  1. xylogalacturonan
  2. xylogalacturonans
  3. xylogalacturonase
  4. xylogalacturonases
  5. xylogen
  6. xylogenesis
  7. xylogenetic
  8. xylogenic
  9. xylogenous
  10. xyloglucan
  11. xyloglucanase

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