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单词 agamospermy
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agamospermy

[ ag-uh-moh-spur-mee, ey-gam-uh- ]
/ ˈæg ə moʊˌspɜr mi, eɪˈgæm ə- /

noun Biology.

any form of reproduction, as parthenogenesis, apogamy, and apospory, that involves the sex cell but takes place without fertilization or meiosis.

Origin of agamospermy

1940–45; <Greek ágam(os) (see agamic) + -o- + -sperm + -y3

Words nearby agamospermy

agamid, agammaglobulinemia, agamogenesis, agamogony, agamont, agamospermy, agamy, Agaña, aganglionic, aganglionosis, agapanthus
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British Dictionary definitions for agamospermy

agamospermy
/ (ˈæɡəməʊˌspɜːmɪ) /

noun

botany formation of seeds in the absence of fertilization; a form of apomixis

Word Origin for agamospermy

C19: agamic + Greek sperma seed
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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