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apogamy

[ uh-pog-uh-mee ]

noun

, Botany, Mycology.
  1. the asexual development of a sporophyte from a cell or cells of the gametophyte other than the egg.


apogamy

/ ˌæpəˈɡæmɪk; əˈpɒɡəmɪ /

noun

  1. a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes
  2. the development of a diploid cell in the embryo sac of flowering plants into an embryo without being fertilized
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • aˈpogamous, adjective
  • apogamic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ap·o·gam·ic [ap-, uh, -, gam, -ik], a·poga·mous adjective
  • apo·gami·cal·ly a·poga·mous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apogamy1

First recorded in 1875–80; apo- + -gamy
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Example Sentences

For the sake, however, of securing more descriptive terms, I will coin the words Apogamy and Homogamy.

Apogamy, of course, answers to indiscriminate isolation, or separate breeding.

In the former case there arises Homogamy, and in the latter case there arises Apogamy.

Other names for indiscriminate isolation are separate breeding and apogamy.

Isolation, then, is a genus, of which Apogamy and Homogamy are species.

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