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Definition of mesogenous in English:

mesogenous

adjective

Botany

  • Designating or relating to a type of stomatal development in which a single meristem cell gives rise to both guard cells and subsidiary cells.

Pronunciation

mesogenous

/mɪˈsɒdʒɪnəs/ /mɛˈsɒdʒɪnəs/

Origin

Late 19th century (in an earlier sense). From meso- + -genous.