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Noun: apogamy  u'pó-gu-mee
  1. (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization
    "Apogamy allows some plant species to reproduce without the need for male gametes"

Derived forms: apogamies

Type of: apomixis

Encyclopedia: Apogamy