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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the production of living organisms from other living organisms;
[syn: biogenesis, biogeny]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

biogeny \bi*og"en*y\ n. the production of living organisms from other living organisms; same as biogenesis[1]. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Biogenesis \Bi`o*gen"e*sis\, Biogeny \Bi*og"e*ny\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + ?, ?, birth.] (Biol.) (a) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; -- called also biogeny; -- opposed to abiogenesis. (b) Life development generally. [1913 Webster] 2. the production of a chemical compound by a living organism. Syn: biosynthesis. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

biogeny n 1: the production of living organisms from other living organisms [syn: biogenesis, biogeny]