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anagenesis


Definition of anagenesis

noun

[mass noun] Biology
  • species formation without branching of the evolutionary line of descent.

Derivatives

anagenetic

Pronunciation: /-dʒəˈnɛtɪk/

adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: from ana- and genesis

anagenesis in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of anagenesis in the US English dictionary