agamogenesis

[ag-uh-moh-jen-uh-sis, ey-gam-uh-]

noun

Biology.

1. asexual reproduction by buds, offshoots, cell division, etc.

agamogenesis

/ ˌæɡəməʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk, ˌæɡəməʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

1. asexual reproduction, such as fission or parthenogenesis

Other Word Forms

• agamogenetically adverb
• agamogenetic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of agamogenesis¹

1860–65; < Greek ágamo ( s ) ( agamic ) + -genesis

Word History and Origins

Origin of agamogenesis¹

C19: _agamic + _genesis

Example Sentences

Insanity and agamogenesis         I never knew more than one individual who believed         in agamogenesis; she was unmarried, a lovely charac- 68:18 ter, was suffering from incipient insanity, and         a Christian Scientist cured her.

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