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Exogen

noun

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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.

Etymology

From exo- + -gen: compare French exogène.

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