apogamy

[ uh-pog-uh-mee ]

/ əˈpɒg ə mi /

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noun Botany, Mycology.

the asexual development of a sporophyte from a cell or cells of the gametophyte other than the egg.

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Origin of apogamy

First recorded in 1875–80; apo- + -gamy

OTHER WORDS FROM apogamy

ap·o·gam·ic

[ap-uh-gam-ik], /ˌæp əˈgæm ɪk/, a·pog·a·mous, adjectiveap·o·gam·i·cal·ly, a·pog·a·mous·ly, adverb

Words nearby apogamy

apodictic, apodosis, apodous, apoenzyme, apoferritin, apogamy, apogee, apogeotropism, apograph, à point, apokatastasis

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How to use apogamy in a sentence

For the sake, however, of securing more descriptive terms, I will coin the words Apogamy and Homogamy.
Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3)|George John Romanes
Apogamy, of course, answers to indiscriminate isolation, or separate breeding.
Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3)|George John Romanes
In the former case there arises Homogamy, and in the latter case there arises Apogamy.
Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3)|George John Romanes
Other names for indiscriminate isolation are separate breeding and apogamy.
The Making of Species|Douglas Dewar

Isolation, then, is a genus, of which Apogamy and Homogamy are species.
Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3)|George John Romanes

British Dictionary definitions for apogamy

apogamy

/ (əˈpɒɡəmɪ) /

noun

a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes

the development of a diploid cell in the embryo sac of flowering plants into an embryo without being fertilized

Derived forms of apogamy

apogamic (ˌæpəˈɡæmɪk), adjectiveapogamous, adjective

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