agamicallyadv.
/eɪˈɡamᵻkli/, /əˈɡamᵻkli/, U.S. /eɪˈɡæmək(ə)li/, /əˈɡæmək(ə)li/ Biology.
In an agamic manner; asexually.
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viviparously1822
agamically1858
agamogenetically1868
metagenetically1868
parthenogenetically1874
parthenogenically1911
apomictically1921
pseudosexually1964
1858 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 Oct. 831/2 The changes of form which the representative of a species undergoes in successive agamically propagating individuals are termed the ‘metagenesis’ of such species.
1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals iv. 206 Gyrodactylus multiplies agamically by the development of a young Trematode within the body.
1905 V. L. Kellogg Amer. Insects x. 173 Their reproduction agamically or sexually, introduces certain unusual conditions into their life-history.
1929 Biol. Bull. 54 204 On the whole most of the species reproduce agamically.
2004 A. Fabbri et al. Olive Propagation Man. i. 6 The olive..was only propagated agamically, by using either large cuttings, ovules or rooted suckers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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