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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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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