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agamete

[ ey-gam-eet, ey-guh-meet ]
/ eɪˈgæm it, ˌeɪ gəˈmit /

noun Cell Biology.

an asexual reproductive cell, as a spore, that forms a new organism without fusion with another cell.

Words nearby agamete

agalite, agalloch, agama, agamede, agamemnon, agamete, agamic, agamid, agammaglobulinemia, agamogenesis, agamogony

Origin of agamete

1915–20; < Greek agámet(os) unmarried, equivalent to a- a-6 + -gametos married, derivative of gamétēs; see gamete
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British Dictionary definitions for agamete

agamete
/ (əˈɡæmiːt) /

noun

a reproductive cell, such as the merozoite of some protozoans, that develops into a new form without fertilization

Word Origin for agamete

C19: from Greek agametos unmarried; see a- 1, gamete
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