PARTHENOGENETIC

agamic, agamous, agamogenetic, apomictic, parthenogenetic

(adjective) (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

parthenogenetic (not comparable)

(biology) Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis

Synonyms

• parthenogenic

Source: Wiktionary


Par`the*no*ge*net"ic, a. (Biol.)

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis; as, parthenogenetic forms.

– Par`the*no*ge*net"ic*al*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 November 2024

SHEET

(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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