exogeny

noun

Etymology

From exo- + -geny.

Definitions

  1. Influence by external forces.

  2. Growth on the outside or near the surface.

  3. A division of woody plants whose stem is formed by successive accretions to the outside…

    A division of woody plants whose stem is formed by successive accretions to the outside of the wood under the bark

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. A phase in the life cycle of a hair follicle in which a hair exits the follicle.

    2. Exogamy.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for exogeny. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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