• Exogeny

    Full definition of exogeny

    Noun

    exogeny

    (uncountable)
    1. Influence by external forces.
    2. Growth on the outside or near the surface.
    3. (botany) A division of woody plants whose stem is formed by successive accretions to the outside of the wood under the bark
    4. (anatomy) A phase in the life cycle of a hair follicle in which a hair exits the follicle.
    5. (anthropology) Exogamy.
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