pseudogamy

noun

pseu·​dog·​a·​my

süˈdägəmē

plural -es

1

: activation of an egg by a sperm without accompanying nuclear fusion

2

: diploid parthenogenesis

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pseud- + -gamy

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