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agamospermy
ag·a·mo·sper·my
/
ˈæg
ə
moʊˌspɜr
mi, eɪˈgæm
ə-
/
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[
ag
-
uh
-moh-spur-mee, ey-
gam
-
uh
-
]
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noun
Biology
.
any form of reproduction, as parthenogenesis, apogamy, and apospory, that involves the sex
cell
but takes place without fertilization or meiosis.
Origin:
1940–45;
<
Greek
ágam
(
os
) (see
agamic
) +
-o-
+
-sperm
+
-y
3
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agamospermy
(ˈæɡəməʊˌspɜːmɪ)
—
n
botany
formation of seeds in the absence of fertilization; a form of apomixis
[C19:
agamic
+ Greek
sperma
seed]
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