agamic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈɡæmɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə gam′ik)


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a•gam•ic  (ə gam′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Genetics[Biol.]
    • asexual.
    • occurring without sexual union; germinating without impregnation;
      not gamic.
  2. Botany, Fungicryptogamic.
Also, ag•a•mous  (ag′ə məs).USA pronunciation 
  • Greek ágam(os) unwed (a- a-6 + gámos marriage) + -ic
  • 1840–50
a•gam′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
agamic / əˈɡæmɪk/
  1. asexual; occurring or reproducing without fertilization
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek agamos unmarried, from a-1 + gamos marriage
'agamic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
agamogenesis - agamospermy - agamy

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