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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A plant characterized by wood, bark and pith, the wood forming a layer between the other two, and growth only occurring on the outside.
2. 2
   flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside wordnet
3. 3
   The last phase of the hair growth cycle that follows telogen, during which the hairshaft is released from the hair follicle and is shed from the body.

Synonyms

All synonyms

dicotdicotdicotyledonmagnoliopsid

Etymology

From exo- + -gen: compare French exogène.

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