endogen
English
Etymology
endo- + -gen: compare French endogène.
Noun
endogen (plural endogens)
- (botany) 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 endogens constitute one of the great primary classes of plants, and include all palms, true lilies, grasses, rushes, orchids, the banana, pineapple, etc.
Derived terms
- endogenic
Related terms
- exogen
- oxogen
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for endogen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Catalan
Adjective
endogen (feminine endògena, masculine plural endògens, feminine plural endògenes)
- endogenous
- Antonym: exogen
Further reading
- “endogen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “endogen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “endogen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “endogen” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐνδογενής (endogenḗs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌɛndoˈɡeːn]
- Hyphenation: en‧do‧gen
Audio (file)
Adjective
endogen (strong nominative masculine singular endogener, not comparable)
- endogenous
Declension
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist endogen | sie ist endogen | es ist endogen | sie sind endogen | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | endogener | endogene | endogenes | endogene |
| genitive | endogenen | endogener | endogenen | endogener | |
| dative | endogenem | endogener | endogenem | endogenen | |
| accusative | endogenen | endogene | endogenes | endogene | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der endogene | die endogene | das endogene | die endogenen |
| genitive | des endogenen | der endogenen | des endogenen | der endogenen | |
| dative | dem endogenen | der endogenen | dem endogenen | den endogenen | |
| accusative | den endogenen | die endogene | das endogene | die endogenen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein endogener | eine endogene | ein endogenes | (keine) endogenen |
| genitive | eines endogenen | einer endogenen | eines endogenen | (keiner) endogenen | |
| dative | einem endogenen | einer endogenen | einem endogenen | (keinen) endogenen | |
| accusative | einen endogenen | eine endogene | ein endogenes | (keine) endogenen | |
Further reading
- “endogen” in Duden online
- “endogen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Romanian
Etymology
From French endogène.
Adjective
endogen m or n (feminine singular endogenă, masculine plural endogeni, feminine and neuter plural endogene)
- endogenous
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | endogen | endogenă | endogeni | endogene | ||
| definite | endogenul | endogena | endogenii | endogenele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | endogen | endogene | endogeni | endogene | ||
| definite | endogenului | endogenei | endogenilor | endogenelor | |||