Definition of agamospermy

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a·gam·o·sperm·y

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NOUN:
Botany

The asexual formation of embryos and seeds without the occurrence of fertilization.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek agamos, unmarried ; see agamic + Greek sperma, seed ; see sperm¹

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