histogeny

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noun

Histogenesis.

Opposite
histophyly
OriginGerman Histogenie →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

histogeny1

nounhistogeny (usually uncountable, plural histogenies)

plural histogenies

  1. dateduncountableusuallyHistogenesis.

histogeny2

nounhistogeny (uncountable)
  1. historicalrareuncountabletheory of recapitulationbiologyThe study of the evolution of the forms of biological cells and tissues by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
histophyly

Origin

histogeny · noun

From histo- (“biological tissue”) + -geny (“origin”).

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histogeny · noun

  1. GermanHistogenie
  2. Englishhistogeny

Learned borrowing from German Histogenie, itself from histo- + -genie; equivalent to histo- (“biological tissue”) + -geny (“origin”).

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histogeny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histogeny

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“histogeny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histogeny. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “histogeny,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histogeny.

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