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agamogenetically

[ag-uh-moh-jen-uh-sis, ey-gam-uh-]

ag·a·mo·gen·e·sis

[ag-uh-moh-jen-uh-sis, ey-gam-uh-]
noun Biology.
asexual reproduction by buds, offshoots, cell division, etc.

Origin:
1860–65; < Greek ágamo(s) (see agamic) + -genesis

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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Agamogenetically is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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agamogenesis (ˌæɡəməʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)
 
n
asexual reproduction, such as fission or parthenogenesis
 
[C19: agamic + genesis]
 
agamogenetic
 
adj
 
agamoge'netically
 
adv

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