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Definition of Apogamy

1. Noun. (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization.

Definition of Apogamy

1. n. The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oöspore.

Definition of Apogamy

1. Noun. (botany) Asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud. ¹

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Definition of Apogamy

1. a form of plant reproduction [n -MIES] : APOGAMIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Apogamy

1. The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oospore. Origin: Pref. Apo- + Gr. Marriage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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