apogamy

[ uh-pog-uh-mee ]
/ əˈpɒg ə mi /

noun Botany, Mycology.

the asexual development of a sporophyte from a cell or cells of the gametophyte other than the egg.

Origin of apogamy

First recorded in 1875–80; apo- + -gamy

OTHER WORDS FROM apogamy

ap·o·gam·ic [ap-uh-gam-ik] /ˌæp əˈgæm ɪk/, a·pog·a·mous, adjective ap·o·gam·i·cal·ly, a·pog·a·mous·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for apogamy

apogamy
/ (əˈpɒɡəmɪ) /

noun

a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes
the development of a diploid cell in the embryo sac of flowering plants into an embryo without being fertilized

Derived forms of apogamy

apogamic (ˌæpəˈɡæmɪk), adjective apogamous, adjective