apogamy
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a·pog·a·my
(ə-pŏg′ə-mē)n. Botany
The development of an embryo without the occurrence of fertilization.
ap′o·gam′ic (ăp′ə-găm′ĭk), a·pog′a·mous adj.
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apogamy
(əˈpɒɡəmɪ)n
(Botany) a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes
apogamic adj
aˈpogamous adj
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a•pog•a•my
(əˈpɒg ə mi)n.
1. the asexual development of a sporophyte from a cell or cells of the gametophyte other than the egg.
[1875–80]
a•pog′a•mous, adj.
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Noun | 1. | apogamy - (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization apomixis - any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization |
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