Bible Dictionaries
Panspermy

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances bacteria, vibrios, etc., may develop.

(2):

(n.) The doctrine that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis; - the opposite of spontaneous generation.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Panspermy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/panspermy.html. 1828.