Organism that grows from the inside

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside [syn: monocot , monocotyledon , liliopsid ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) A plant which increases in size by internal growth and elongation at the summit, having the wood in the form of bundles or threads, irregularly distributed throughout the whole diameter, not forming annual layers, and with no ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Endogen \En"do*gen\, n. [Endo- + -gen: cf. F. endog[`e]ne.] (Bot.) A plant which increases in size by internal growth and elongation at the summit, having the wood in the form of bundles or threads, irregularly distributed throughout the whole diameter, ...