Endogenous
Definition of Endogenous
En`dog´e`nous
a.
1.
(Bot.)
Increasing
by
internal
growth
and
elongation
at
the
summit
,
instead
of
externally
,
and
having
no
distinction
of
pith
,
wood
,
and
bark
,
as
the
rattan
,
the
palm
,
the
cornstalk
.
2.
(Biol.)
Originating
from
within
;
increasing
by
internal
growth
.
Endogenous multiplication
(Biol.)
a
method
of
cell
formation
,
seen
in
cells
having
a
cell
wall
.
The
nucleus
and
protoplasm
divide
into
two
distinct
masses
;
these
in
turn
become
divided
and
subdivided
,
each
division
becoming
a
new
cell
,
until
finally
the
original
cell
wall
is
ruptured
and
the
new
cells
are
liberated
(
see
Segmentation
,
and
Illust.
of
Cell
Division
,
under
Division
).
This
mode
of
growth
is
characteristic
of
many
forms
of
cells
,
both
animal
and
vegetable
.
Related Words
endogen
,
liliopsid
,
monocot
,
monocotyledon
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