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Apogamy

Apogamy Meaning & Definition
Apogamy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Apogamy?

[n] (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; (especially in some ferns) development of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization

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See Also | apomixis

Apogamy In Webster's Dictionary

\A*pog"a*my\, n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. ? marriage.] (Bot.) The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or o["o]spore. --De Bary.

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