agamogenesis

noun

aga·​mo·​gen·​e·​sis

¦ā-ˌga-mə-ˈje-nə-səs,

¦a-gə-mō-

1

: parthenogenesis

2

: asexual reproduction

agamogenetic

¦ā-ˌga-mə-jə-¦ne-tik

¦a-gə-mō-

adjective

agamogenetically

¦ā-ˌga-mə-jə-¦ne-ti-k(-ə)lē

¦a-gə-mō-

adverb

Word History

Etymology

agamo- + genesis

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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