apogamous
ə 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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apogamy (əˈpɒɡəmɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes |
| 2. | the development of a diploid cell in the embryo sac of flowering plants into an embryo without being fertilized |
| apogamic | |
| —adj | |
| a'pogamous | |
| —adj | |
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| apogamy (əˈpɒɡəmɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes |
| 2. | the development of a diploid cell in the embryo sac of flowering plants into an embryo without being fertilized |
| apogamic | |
| —adj | |
| a'pogamous | |
| —adj | |
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