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[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]