Noun: parthenogeny
Usage: rare
Usage: rare
- Process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
"parthenogeny allows some species of aphids to reproduce rapidly without males";
- parthenogenesis
- Human conception without fertilization by a man
"The ancient text claimed cases of parthenogeny";
- parthenogenesis, virgin birth
Derived forms: parthenogenies
Type of: agamogenesis, apomixis, asexual reproduction