noun
Meaning 1
A foreign origin or source.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
xenogenesis
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Received-Pronunciation: /zɛnəʊˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/
noun
Meaning 2
The production of an offspring that is unlike either of its parents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: alternation of generations, heterogenesis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic phenomenon
Narrower terms: metagenesis, digenesis
History
Etymology
From xeno- + -genesis.