Apogamy Definition

ə-pŏgə-mē
noun
The development of an embryo without the occurrence of fertilization.
American Heritage
The development of a plant without the union of gametes; development of a sporophyte from a gametophyte without fertilization.
Webster's New World

(botany) Asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud.

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Origin of Apogamy

  • apo- +‎ -gamy

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