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.

Origin of agamospermy

1940–45; < Greek ágam(os) (see agamic) + -o- + -sperm + -y3

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