endogen

English

Etymology

endo- +‎ -gen: compare French endogène.

Noun

endogen (plural endogens)

  1. (botany) A plant which increases in size by internal growth and elongation at the summit, having the wood in the form of bundles or threads, irregularly distributed throughout the whole diameter, not forming annual layers, and with no distinct pith.
    The endogens constitute one of the great primary classes of plants, and include all palms, true lilies, grasses, rushes, orchids, the banana, pineapple, etc.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for endogen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐνδογενής (endogenḗs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˌɛndoˈɡeːn]
  • Hyphenation: en‧do‧gen
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Adjective

endogen (not comparable)

  1. endogenous

Declension
Declension of endogen
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist endogen sie ist endogen es ist endogen sie sind endogen
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative endogener endogene endogenes endogene
genitive endogenen endogener endogenen endogener
dative endogenem endogener endogenem endogenen
accusative endogenen endogene endogenes endogene
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der endogene die endogene das endogene die endogenen
genitive des endogenen der endogenen des endogenen der endogenen
dative dem endogenen der endogenen dem endogenen den endogenen
accusative den endogenen die endogene das endogene die endogenen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein endogener eine endogene ein endogenes (keine) endogenen
genitive eines endogenen einer endogenen eines endogenen (keiner) endogenen
dative einem endogenen einer endogenen einem endogenen (keinen) endogenen
accusative einen endogenen eine endogene ein endogenes (keine) endogenen

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