APOGAMOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does apogamous mean? 

• APOGAMOUS (adjective)
  The adjective APOGAMOUS has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization

  Familiarity information: APOGAMOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APOGAMOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

apogametic; apogamic; apogamous

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

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