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agamogenesis

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ag⋅a⋅mo⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

  [ag-uh-moh-jen-uh-sis, ey-gam-uh-]
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–noun Biology.
asexual reproduction by buds, offshoots, cell division, etc.
Origin:
1860–65; < Gk ágamo(s) (see agamic ) + -genesis

Related forms:
ag⋅a⋅mo⋅ge⋅net⋅ic  [ag-uh-moh-juh-net-ik, ey-gam-uh-] , adjective
ag⋅a⋅mo⋅ge⋅net⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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a·gam·o·gen·e·sis   (ā-gām'ə-jěn'ĭ-sĭs, āg'ə-mō-)   
n.  Asexual reproduction, as by budding, cell division, or parthenogenesis.

[Greek agamos, unmarried; see agamic + -genesis.]
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