Definitions for: Digenesis

[n] alternation of sexual and asexual generations

Webster (1913) Definition: Di*gen"e*sis, n. [Pref. di- + genesis.] (Biol.)
The faculty of multiplying in two ways; -- by ova fecundated
by spermatic fluid, and asexually, as by buds. See
Parthenogenesis.

Synonyms: metagenesis

See Also: alternation of generations, heterogenesis, xenogenesis