agamospermy
[ ag-uh-moh-spur-mee, ey-gam-uh- ]
/ ˈæg ə moʊˌspɜr mi, eɪˈgæm ə- /
noun Biology.
any form of reproduction, as parthenogenesis, apogamy, and apospory, that involves the sex cell but takes place without fertilization or meiosis.
Words nearby agamospermy
agamid,
agammaglobulinemia,
agamogenesis,
agamogony,
agamont,
agamospermy,
agamy,
aganglionic,
aganglionosis,
agapanthus,
agape
British Dictionary definitions for agamospermy
agamospermy
/ (ˈæɡəməʊˌspɜːmɪ) /
noun
botany
formation of seeds in the absence of fertilization; a form of apomixis
Word Origin for agamospermy
C19:
agamic + Greek
sperma seed