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auxesis

[ awg-zee-sis, awk-see- ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. growth, especially that resulting from an increase in cell size.

auxesis

/ ɔːɡˈziːsɪs; ɔːkˈsiː- /

noun

  1. growth in animal or plant tissues resulting from an increase in cell size without cell division
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of auxesis1

1570–80; < Greek: increase, equivalent to auxē- verbid stem of aúxein to increase + -sis -sis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of auxesis1

C16: via Latin from Greek: increase, from auxein to increase, grow

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