apogamy

[uh-pog-uh-mee]

noun Botany, Mycology.

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

Origin of apogamy

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

Related formsap·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

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Examples from the Web for apogamy

Historical Examples of apogamy

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
Apogamy, of course, answers to indiscriminate isolation, or separate breeding.
Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3)
George John Romanes

British Dictionary definitions for apogamy

apogamy

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 Formsapogamic (ˌæpəˈɡæmɪk), adjectiveapogamous, adjective

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