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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HOMOGENOUS

HOMOGENOUS Ho *mog "e *nous, a. (Biol.)

 

Defn: Having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification; homogenetic; -- applied both to animals and plants. See Homoplastic.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

homogenous

ho mog e nous |həˈmäjənəs həˈmɑʤənəs | ▶adjective 1 Biology old-fashioned term for homologous. 2 see homogeneous. DERIVATIVES ho mog e nous ly adverb ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from homo- ‘same ’ + Greek genos ‘race, kind ’ + -ous . usage: See usage at homogeneous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

homogenous

homogenous |həˈmɒdʒɪnəs | ▶adjective 1 Biology old-fashioned term for homologous. 2 see homogeneous. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from homo- ‘same ’ + Greek genos ‘race, kind ’ + -ous .

 

Oxford Thesaurus

homogenous

homogenous adjective See homogeneous.