Definition of epigene Epigene
ep•i•gene
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What does epigene mean?
Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- epigene (a.)
Foreign; unnatural; unusual; -- said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they are found. - epigene (a.)
Formed originating on the surface of the earth; -- opposed to hypogene; as, epigene rocks.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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epigene
ep′i-jēn, adj. applied to the geological agents of change which affect chiefly the superficial position of the earth's crust, as the atmosphere, water, &c.—adjs. Epig′enous, growing on the surface of a part; Epigē′ous, growing on the earth—also Epigē′al. [Gr. epi, upon, gennaein, to produce.]
