Parthenogeny

2 definitions found

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

  Parthenogeny \Par`the*nog"e*ny\, n. (Biol.)
     Same as {Parthenogenesis}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  parthenogeny
       n 1: human conception without fertilization by a man [syn: {parthenogenesis},
             {virgin birth}]
       2: process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new
          individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
          [syn: {parthenogenesis}]