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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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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, adverbWords nearby agamogenesis
Agamemnon, agamete, agamic, agamid, agammaglobulinemia, agamogenesis, agamogony, agamont, agamospermy, agamy, Agaña
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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, adverbWord Origin for agamogenesis
C19: agamic + genesis
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