Agamogenesis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Agamogenesis \Ag`a*mo*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. ? unmarried ('a priv.
     + ? marriage) + ? reproduction.] (Biol.)
     Reproduction without the union of parents of distinct sexes:
     asexual reproduction.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  agamogenesis
       n : reproduction without the fusion of gametes [syn: {asexual
           reproduction}]