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auxesis

aux·e·sis [ awg zssiss, awk sssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
growth from increased cell size: growth in animals or plants caused by an increase in the size of cells, not by cellular division

[Mid-19th century. Via late Latin< Greek]

aux·et·ic [ awg zéttik, awk séttik ] adjective
aux·et·ic·al·ly adverb
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