odontogeny

English

Etymology

From odonto- (root of Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) + root of Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to be born”). Compare French odontogénie.

Noun

odontogeny (uncountable)

1. (archaic, biology) The generation, or mode of development, of the teeth.

References

• “odontogeny”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.