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exogens

  • plural
    of exogen.
    exogen
    noun
    the fourth and final stage in the hair growth cycle, in which an individual hair is released from the follicle and shed before a new one grows. Compare anagen, catagen, and telogen.

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Phanerogamic plants in their lowest groups of gymnosperm exogens then begin to appear in the Devonian conifers, gradually followed by cycads.

From Creation and Its Records by Baden Henry Baden-Powell

They are to be found in all exogens.

From Wood and Forest by William Noyes

And it is not till Cainozoic times that we have the endogenous grasses and palms and angiospermous exogens.

From Creation and Its Records by Baden Henry Baden-Powell

If perfect plants, I apprehend the periodical rings, the distinctive mark of the exogens, would, by natural laws, be wanting; but, I suppose, added in the plants proceeding from the parent stem.

From The Bible: what it is by Charles Bradlaugh

Janet quoted Wordsworth, and Cathy scored by mentioning exogens and endogens with an air of much knowledge.

From The Fortunes of Philippa A School Story by Angela Brazil

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