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Definition: EXOGEN

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside.[Wordnet]
2. A plant belonging to one of the greater part of the vegetable kingdom, and which the plants are characterized by having c wood bark, and pith, the wood forming a layer between the other two, and increasing, if at all, by the animal addition of a new layer to the outside next to the bark. The leaves are commonly netted-veined, and the number of cotyledons is two, or, very rarely, several in a whorl. Cf. Endogen.[Websters].

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"Exogen" is a common misspelling or typo for: hexogen.

Date "Exogen" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references)

Etymology:Exogen \Ex"o*gen\, noun. [Exo- -gen: compare to the French expression exog[`e]ne.]. (references)


Extended Definition: EXOGEN

Exogen

Exogen has several meanings:

  • a type of woody plant whose stem is formed by successive accretions to the outside of the wood under the bark
  • a phase in the life cycle of a hair follicle in which a hair exits the follicle

See also

  • Endogen

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Topics by Level of Interest: EXOGEN

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Translations: EXOGEN

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bohemian exogenní rostlina (exogen). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, exogen. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina exogenní rostlina (exogen). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, exogen. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 双子叶植物 (dicotyledon, dicotyledons, exogen), 外长植物 (exogen). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, exogen. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 雙子葉植物 (Dicotyledon, dicotyledons, exogen), 外長植物 (exogen). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, exogen. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech exogenní rostlina (exogen). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, exogen. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 〈식물〉 외생 식물 (exogen). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, exogen. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 〈식물〉 외생 식물 (exogen). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, exogen. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian esogena (exogen). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, exogen. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 外生植物 (exogen). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, exogen. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 〈식물〉 외생 식물 (exogen). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, exogen. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: EXOGEN

Language Translations for “exogen” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag athagexathagogathagen (exogen). Additional references: Athag, exogen. (volunteer)
Double Dutch agexagogagen (exogen). Additional references: Double Dutch, exogen. (volunteer)
Leet 3><()&3{\} (exogen). Additional references: Leet, exogen. (volunteer)
Oppish opexopogopen (exogen). Additional references: Oppish, exogen. (volunteer)
Pig Latin exogenway (exogen). Additional references: Pig Latin, exogen. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi ubexuboguben (exogen). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, exogen. (volunteer)
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