APOGAMETIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization

Synonyms:

apogametic; apogamic; apogamous

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Pertainym:

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

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