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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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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, adverbWords nearby apogamy
apodictic, apodosis, apodous, apoenzyme, apoferritin, apogamy, apogee, apogeotropism, apograph, Ã point, apokatastasis
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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, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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