agamospermy

[ ag-uh-moh-spur-mee, ey-gam-uh- ]

nounBiology.
  1. any form of reproduction, as parthenogenesis, apogamy, and apospory, that involves the sex cell but takes place without fertilization or meiosis.

Origin of agamospermy

1
1940–45; <Greek ágam(os) (see agamic) + -o- + -sperm + -y3

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British Dictionary definitions for agamospermy

agamospermy

/ (ˈæɡəməʊˌspɜːmɪ) /


noun
  1. botany formation of seeds in the absence of fertilization; a form of apomixis

Origin of agamospermy

1
C19: agamic + Greek sperma seed

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