apogamy
Asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a budAsexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud.
/əˈpɒɡəmɪ/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud.
More definitions
- (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From apo- + -gamy.From apo- + -gamy.
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