XENOGENESIS
Dictionary entry overview: What does xenogenesis mean? • XENOGENESIS (noun)
The noun XENOGENESIS has 1 sense:
1. the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
Familiarity information: XENOGENESIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• XENOGENESIS (noun)
Meaning:
The alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; xenogenesis
Hypernyms ("xenogenesis" is a kind of...):
organic phenomenon ((biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "xenogenesis"):
digenesis; metagenesis (alternation of sexual and asexual generations)
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