organodifferentiation

noun

The differentiation of organs in a developing plant or animal

OriginEnglish differentiation ← New Latin differentiātus ← Latin differentia →
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Meanings

nounorganodifferentiation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe differentiation of organs in a developing plant or animal

Origin

  1. Englishorgano-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  3. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  4. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  5. Proto-Italic*dis-
  6. Latindis-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  9. Proto-Italic*ferō
  10. Latinferō
  11. Latindifferō
  12. Latindifferēns
  13. Latindifferentia
  14. New Latindifferentiō
  15. New Latindifferentiātus
  16. Englishdifferentiate
  17. Englishdifferentiation
  18. Englishorganodifferentiation

From organo- + differentiation.

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APA

organodifferentiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organodifferentiation

MLA

“organodifferentiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organodifferentiation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organodifferentiation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organodifferentiation.

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