exogeny
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]exogeny (uncountable)
- Influence by external forces.
- Growth on the outside or near the surface.
- (botany) A division of woody plants whose stem is formed by successive accretions to the outside of the wood under the bark
- (anatomy) A phase in the life cycle of a hair follicle in which a hair exits the follicle.
- (anthropology) Exogamy.