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prog·e·ny

noun \ˈprä-jə-nē\
plural prog·e·nies

Definition of PROGENY

1
a : descendants, children
b : offspring of animals or plants
2
: outcome, product
3
: a body of followers, disciples, or successors
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Examples of PROGENY

  1. Many Americans are the progeny of immigrants.
  2. The small plants are the progeny of an oak tree.
  3. Their work is the progeny of many earlier studies.

Origin of PROGENY

Middle English progenie, from Anglo-French, from Latin progenies, from progignere
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PROGENY

Synonyms
fruit, get, issue, posterity, offspring, seed, spawn

Other Genetics Terms

chimera, hermaphrodite, plasticity

prog·e·ny

noun \ˈpräj-(ə-)nē\   (Medical Dictionary)
plural ; prog·e·nies

Medical Definition of PROGENY

: offspring of animals or plants

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