metagenesis, digenesis
(noun) alternation of sexual and asexual generations
Source: WordNet® 3.1
digenesis (countable and uncountable, plural digeneses)
(biology) The alternation of sexual and asexual methods of reproduction.
• metagenesis
Source: Wiktionary
Di*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Pref. di- + genesis.] (Biol.)
Definition: The faculty of multiplying in two ways; -- by ova fecundated by spermatic fluid, and asexually, as by buds. See Parthenogenesis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
