agamogenesis
noun
aga·mo·gen·e·sis
¦ā-ˌga-mə-ˈje-nə-səs,
¦a-gə-mō-
1
: parthenogenesis
2
: asexual reproduction
agamogenetic adjective
¦ā-ˌga-mə-jə-¦ne-tik
¦a-gə-mō-
agamogenetically adverb
¦ā-ˌga-mə-jə-¦ne-ti-k(-ə)lē
¦a-gə-mō-
Word History
Etymology
agamo- + genesis
First Known Use
1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- overcrowd
- overcrowded
- overcrowding
- overcrowdings
- overcrowds
- overcrust
- overcultivated
- overcultivateed
- overcultivateing
- overcultivates
- overcultivating
- overcultivation
- overcultivations
- overcup oak
- overcure
- overcured
- overcures
- overcuring
- overcurious
- overcuriously
- overcuriousness
- overcurrent
- overcut
- overcuts
- overcutter