apogamy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization

WordNet


A*pog"a*my noun
Etymology
Pref. apo- + Gr. marriage.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oöspore. De Bary.

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