exogeny en · NOUN
Etymology
From exo- + -geny.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Influence by external forces.
- (uncountable) Growth on the outside or near the surface.
- (uncountable) A division of woody plants whose stem is formed by successive accretions to the outside of the wood under the bark
- (uncountable) A phase in the life cycle of a hair follicle in which a hair exits the follicle.
- (uncountable) Exogamy.