membranogenicadj.
/ˌmɛmbrənə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɛmbrənəˈdʒɛnɪk/, /ˌmɛmbrənoʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ Botany. rare.
That produces a membrane or membranes.
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1885 G. L. Goodale in A. Gray & G. L. Goodale Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) II. ii. vii. 227 Substances which by their mutual contact give rise to such precipitation-membranes are termed membranogenic.
1985 Acta Soc. Bot. Poloniae 54 25 The tertiary wall is very thin. Often two strata can be distinguished in it: ‘the membranogenic stratum’ with a high matrix content and parallelly arranged cellulose fibrils and the ‘warty stratum’ occurring in the form of minute mulls and warts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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