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Endogen vs Indogen - What's the difference?

endogen | indogen |

As nouns the difference between endogen and indogen

is that endogen is a plant which increases in size by internal growth and elongation at the summit, having the wood in the form of bundles or threads, irregularly distributed throughout the whole diameter, not forming annual layers, and with no distinct pith while indogen is a complex nitrogenous radical, C8H5NO, regarded as the essential nucleus of indigo.

endogen

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) A plant which increases in size by internal growth and elongation at the summit, having the wood in the form of bundles or threads, irregularly distributed throughout the whole diameter, not forming annual layers, and with no distinct pith.
    • The endogens constitute one of the great primary classes of plants, and include all palms, true lilies, grasses, rushes, orchids, the banana, pineapple, etc.

    Related terms

    * exogen (Webster 1913)

    indogen

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A complex nitrogenous radical, C8H5NO, regarded as the essential nucleus of indigo.
    • (Webster 1913)