progamousadj.
/ˈprɒɡəməs/, U.S. /ˈprɑɡəməs/ Biology. rare.
= progamic adj.
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orthotropal1832
meroblastic1864
periblastic1876
holoblastic1879
orthotropous1880
telolecithal1880
progamous1885
teleplasmic1886
triovulate1891
1885 Bot. Gaz. 10 331 In the division of the progamous pollen cell the cytoplasm of the resulting generative cell..is seen to be strongly defined.
1932 Q. Rev. Biol. 7 287/1 The process [sc. conjugation in ciliates]..involves a progamous division in preparation of the preconjugants, pairing, [etc.].
1994 Progress Lipid Res. 33 137 Various methods have been elaborated which overcome progamous incompatibility mechanisms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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