agamic
[ uh-gam-ik ]
/ əˈgæm ɪk /
adjective
Biology.
- asexual.
- occurring without sexual union; germinating without impregnation; not gamic.
Botany, Mycology.
cryptogamic.
Also
ag·a·mous
[ag-uh-muh s] /ˈæg ə məs/.
OTHER WORDS FROM agamic
a·gam·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby agamic
agalloch,
agama,
agamede,
agamemnon,
agamete,
agamic,
agamid,
agammaglobulinemia,
agamogenesis,
agamogony,
agamont
Example sentences from the Web for agamous
The plant, like the animal, is agamous as long as the flower and the sexual organs have not made their appearance.
Animal Parasites and Messmates |P. J. Van Beneden
British Dictionary definitions for agamous
agamic
/ (əˈɡæmɪk) /
adjective
asexual; occurring or reproducing without fertilization
Derived forms of agamic
agamically, adverbWord Origin for agamic
C19: from Greek
agamos unmarried, from
a-
1 +
gamos marriage
Medical definitions for agamous
agamic
[ ā-găm′ĭk ]
adj.
Occurring or reproducing without the union of male and female cells; asexual or parthenogenetic.