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A plant which increases in size by internal growth and elongation at the summit having the wood in the form of bundles or threads irregularly distributed throughout the whole diameter not forming annual layers and with no distinct pith The leaves of the endogens have usually parallel veins their flowers are mostly in three or some multiple of three parts and their embryos have but a single cotyledon with the first leaves alternate The endogens constitute one of the great primary classes of plants and included all palms true lilies grasses rushes orchids the banana pineapple etc See Exogen...
Endogenously
By endogenous growth...
Bromeliaceous
Pertaining to or resembling a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera Tillandsia and Billbergia are examples The pineapple though terrestrial is also of this family...
Endo
A combining form signifying within as endocarp endogen endocuneiform endaspidean...
endogenetic
Relating to or arising from an internal process same as endogenous...
Endogenous
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...
Endogeny
Growth from within multiplication of cells by endogenous division as in the development of one or more cells in the interior of a parent cell...
Entogenous
See Endogenous...
Exogamous
Relating to exogamy marrying outside of the limits of ones own tribe opposed to endogenous...
Exogen
A plant belonging to one of the greater part of the vegetable kingdom and which the plants are characterized by having c wood bark and pith the wood forming a layer between the other two and increasing if at all by the animal addition of a new layer to the outside next to the bark The leaves are commonly netted veined and the number of cotyledons is two or very rarely several in a whorl Cf Endogen...
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