1. Plural of biogenesis; the principle that living organisms develop only from other living organisms, not from nonliving matter.
Usage: scientific; biology
2. Plural of biogenesis; instances or processes of the origin and development of life or living organisms.
Usage: scientific; biology

Examples

• The theory of biogeneses explains how all living things arise from preexisting life.
• Scientists study various biogeneses to understand the diversity of life on Earth.
• Early biologists debated between biogeneses and spontaneous generation.
• The multiple biogeneses observed in nature support the principle that life comes from life.
• Modern molecular biology has provided evidence supporting the concept of biogeneses.