ontogénesis

Definitions of ontogénesis
  1. noun
    (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
    synonyms: crecimiento, cultivo, desarrollo, vegetación
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    cierne, eclosión, florecimiento
    the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
    foliación
    (botany) the process of forming leaves
    germinación
    the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
    proliferación
    growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
    arraigo
    the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow
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    proceso biológico
    a process occurring in living organisms
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