exogeny

  1. Noun.  Influence by external forces.
  2. Noun.  Growth on the outside or near the surface.
  3. Noun.  (botany) A division of woody plants whose stem is formed by successive accretions to the outside of the wood under the bark.
  4. Noun.  (anatomy) A phase in the life cycle of a hair follicle in which a hair exits the follicle.
  5. Noun.  (anthropology) Exogamy.

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