xenogenesis
xenogenesis · xenogeneses
A foreign origin or sourceA foreign origin or source.
/zɛnəʊˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/
Meaning
2 sensesA foreign origin or source.
The production of an offspring that is unlike either of its parents.
More definitions
- the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
Origin
From xeno- + -genesis.From xeno- + -genesis.
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Forms
plural: xenogeneses| Singular | xenogenesis |
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irregular
Synonyms
3 synonymsOf both definitions:xenogeny
Of the biological definition only:heterogenesis
Close in meaning
- the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal:alternation of generationsheterogenesis
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedxenogenetic