endogen

English

Etymology

From endo- +‎ -gen: compare French endogène.

Noun

endogen (plural endogens)

1. (botany) A plant which increases in size by internal growth and elongation at the summit, having the wood in the form of bundles or threads, irregularly distributed throughout the whole diameter, not forming annual layers, and with no distinct pith.

   The endogens constitute one of the great primary classes of plants, and include all palms, true lilies, grasses, rushes, orchids, the banana, pineapple, etc.

Derived terms

• endogenic
• endogenous

Related terms

• exogen
• oxogen

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “endogen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Catalan

Adjective

endogen (feminine endògena, masculine plural endògens, feminine plural endògenes)

1. endogenous

   Antonym: exogen

Further reading

• “endogen”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “endogen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “endogen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “endogen” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐνδογενής (endogenḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌɛndoˈɡeːn]
• Hyphenation: en‧do‧gen

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

endogen (strong nominative masculine singular endogener, not comparable)

1. endogenous

Declension

Positive forms of endogen (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist endogen	sie ist endogen	es ist endogen	sie sind endogen
strong declension (without article)	nominative	endogener	endogene	endogenes	endogene
	genitive	endogenen	endogener	endogenen	endogener
	dative	endogenem	endogener	endogenem	endogenen
	accusative	endogenen	endogene	endogenes	endogene
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der endogene	die endogene	das endogene	die endogenen
	genitive	des endogenen	der endogenen	des endogenen	der endogenen
	dative	dem endogenen	der endogenen	dem endogenen	den endogenen
	accusative	den endogenen	die endogene	das endogene	die endogenen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein endogener	eine endogene	ein endogenes	(keine) endogenen
	genitive	eines endogenen	einer endogenen	eines endogenen	(keiner) endogenen
	dative	einem endogenen	einer endogenen	einem endogenen	(keinen) endogenen
	accusative	einen endogenen	eine endogene	ein endogenes	(keine) endogenen

Further reading

• “endogen” in Duden online
• “endogen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

endogen

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch endogeen (“endogenous”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈdoɡɛn/ [ɛnˈdo.ɡɛn]
• Rhymes: -oɡɛn
• Syllabification: en‧do‧gen

Adjective

endogen (comparative lebih endogen, superlative paling endogen)

1. (geology, medicine) endogenous

Noun

endogen (plural endogen-endogen)

1. (geology) endogen: origin from earth
2. (medicine) endogen: any substance from inside the body

Further reading

• “endogen”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French endogène.

Adjective

endogen m or n (feminine singular endogenă, masculine plural endogeni, feminine/neuter plural endogene)

1. endogenous

Declension

Declension of endogen

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	endogen		endogenă		endogeni	endogene
	definite	endogenul		endogena		endogenii	endogenele
genitive- dative	indefinite	endogen		endogene		endogeni	endogene
	definite	endogenului		endogenei		endogenilor	endogenelor