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agamogenesis

[ ag-uh-moh-jen-uh-sis, ey-gam-uh- ]
/ ˌæg ə moʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌeɪ gæm ə- /
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noun Biology.
asexual reproduction by buds, offshoots, cell division, etc.
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Origin of agamogenesis

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

OTHER WORDS FROM agamogenesis

ag·a·mo·ge·net·ic [ag-uh-moh-juh-net-ik, ey-gam-uh-], /ˌæg ə moʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk, ˌeɪ gæm ə-/, adjectiveag·a·mo·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for agamogenesis

agamogenesis
/ (ˌæɡəməʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun
asexual reproduction, such as fission or parthenogenesis

Derived forms of agamogenesis

agamogenetic (ˌæɡəməʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk), adjectiveagamogenetically, adverb

Word Origin for agamogenesis

C19: agamic + genesis
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