Meanings
plural heterogeneses
- countableuncountablebiologyAbnormal organic development.
- countableuncountablebiologyAbiogenesis.
- countableuncountableSpontaneous generation.
- countableuncountablebiologyThe birth of a living being from a parent of a different kind; having two different forms in the life cycle.
Synonyms: metagenesis, alternation of generations · Antonyms: homogenesis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe birth of a living being from a parent of a different kind; having two different forms in the life cycle.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
- Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
- Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
- Englishhetero-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁tis
- Proto-Hellenic*génetis
- Ancient Greekγένεσῐς (génesĭs)
- Englishheterogenesis
Cite this entry
heterogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterogenesis
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