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