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auxesis
[ awg-zee-sis, awk-see- ]
/ ɔgˈzi sɪs, ɔkˈsi- /
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noun Biology.
growth, especially that resulting from an increase in cell size.
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Origin of auxesis
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British Dictionary definitions for auxesis
auxesis
/ (ɔːɡˈziːsɪs, ɔːkˈsiː-) /
noun
growth in animal or plant tissues resulting from an increase in cell size without cell division
Word Origin for auxesis
C16: via Latin from Greek: increase, from auxein to increase, grow
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