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agamospermy

noun aga·mo·sper·my \ (ˌ)ā-ˈga-mə-ˌspər-mē , ˈa-gə-mō-ˌspər- \

Definition of agamospermy

: apogamy; specifically : apogamy in which sexual union is not completed and the embryo is produced from the innermost layer of the integument of the female gametophyte

Origin and Etymology of agamospermy

borrowed from German Agamospermie, from agam "asexual" (borrowed from French agame) + -o- -o- + -spermie -spermy — more at agamic

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