a·pog·a·my ( -p g -m )n. Botany The development of an embryo without the occurrence of fertilization. ap  o·gamic ( p-gm k), a·poga·mous adj. |
apogamy [əˈpɒgəmɪ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany)
2. the development of a diploid cell in the embryo sac of flowering plants into an embryo without being fertilized
apogamic [ˌæpəˈgæmɪk] adj
apogamous 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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