amphigenousadj.
1. Bot. Of or pertaining to the Amphigens; growing all round a central point.
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amphigenous1835
thallogenous1854
thallogenica1856
thallophytic1891
1835 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) II. 380 Amphigenous; growing all round an object.
1857 M. J. Berkeley Introd. Cryptogamic Bot. §392 Fructifying surface inferior or amphigenous.
2. Chem. Of the nature or class of an amphigen.
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1879 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon at Amphide, They are due to the composition of compounds produced by amphigenous bodies.
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