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English Dictionary: xenogenesis by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
xenogenesis
n
  1. the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
    Synonym(s): alternation of generations, heterogenesis, xenogenesis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Xenogenesis \Xen`o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. xe`nos a stranger + E.
      genesis.] (Biol.)
      (a) Same as {Heterogenesis}.
      (b) The fancied production of an organism of one kind by an
            organism of another. --Huxley.
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