apogamy

[ uh-pog-uh-mee ]

noun

, Botany, Mycology.

1. the asexual development of a sporophyte from a cell or cells of the gametophyte other than the egg.

apogamy

/ ˌæpəˈɡæmɪk; əˈpɒɡəmɪ /

noun

1. a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes
2. the development of a diploid cell in the embryo sac of flowering plants into an embryo without being fertilized

Derived Forms

• aˈpogamous, adjective
• apogamic, adjective

Other Words From

• ap·o·gam·ic [ap-, uh, -, gam, -ik], a·poga·mous adjective
• apo·gami·cal·ly a·poga·mous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of apogamy¹

First recorded in 1875–80; apo- + -gamy

Example Sentences

For the sake, however, of securing more descriptive terms, I will coin the words Apogamy and Homogamy.

From Project Gutenberg

Apogamy, of course, answers to indiscriminate isolation, or separate breeding.

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In the former case there arises Homogamy, and in the latter case there arises Apogamy.

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Other names for indiscriminate isolation are separate breeding and apogamy.

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Isolation, then, is a genus, of which Apogamy and Homogamy are species.

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