biogeny

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

biogeny
    n 1: the production of living organisms from other living
         organisms [syn: {biogenesis}, {biogeny}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

biogeny \bi*og"en*y\ n.
   the production of living organisms from other living
   organisms; same as {biogenesis[1]}.
   [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Biogenesis \Bi`o*gen"e*sis\, Biogeny \Bi*og"e*ny\, n. [Gr. bi`os
   life + ?, ?, birth.] (Biol.)
   (a) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living
       organisms can take place only through the agency of
       living germs or parents; -- called also {biogeny}; --
       opposed to {abiogenesis}.
   (b) Life development generally.
       [1913 Webster]

   2. the production of a chemical compound by a living
      organism.

   Syn: biosynthesis.
        [WordNet 1.5]