endogeny

[en-doj-uh-nee]

noun Biology.

development or growth from within.

Also en·do·gen·e·sis

[en-doh-jen-uh-sis] /ˌɛn doʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/.

Origin of endogeny

First recorded in 1880–85; endo- + -geny

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