syngamy

[ sing-guh-mee ]

nounBiology.
  1. union of gametes, as in fertilization or conjugation; sexual reproduction.

Origin of syngamy

1
First recorded in 1900–05; syn- + -gamy

Other words from syngamy

  • syn·gam·ic [sin-gam-ik], /sɪnˈgæm ɪk/, syn·ga·mous [sing-guh-muhs], /ˈsɪŋ gə məs/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for syngamy

syngamy

syngenesis (sɪnˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)

/ (ˈsɪŋɡəmɪ) /


noun
  1. other names for sexual reproduction

Derived forms of syngamy

  • syngamic (sɪŋˈɡæmɪk) or syngamous (ˈsɪŋɡəməs), adjective

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Scientific definitions for syngamy

syngamy

[ sĭnggə-mē ]


  1. The fusion of two gametes in fertilization.

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