APOGAMY

apogamy

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

apogamy (uncountable)

(botany) Asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud.

Usage notes

The term is generally used specifically for ferns and relatives budding from the prothallus.

Source: Wiktionary

A*pog"a*my, n. Etym: [Pref. apo- + Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oöspore. De Bary.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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