apogamically
|a-po-gam-ic-al-ly|
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/əˈpɑːɡəmi/
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/əˈpɒɡəmi/
(apogamic)
without sexual union / without fertilization
Etymology
'apogamically' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'apogamia', where 'apo-' meant 'away from' and 'gamos' meant 'marriage' or 'union'.
'apogamically' changed from New Latin 'apogamia' (used in scientific Latin), via the adjective 'apogamic', and eventually formed the modern English adverb 'apogamically'.
Initially it referred broadly to 'absence of marriage or union' (literal sense of the roots), but over time it came to denote the biological meaning 'reproduction or development without fertilization'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the noun form 'apogamy': reproduction or development without fertilization (especially in plants, e.g., formation of a sporophyte from a gametophyte without gamete fusion).
Apogamy can result in offspring genetically identical to the parent.
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Adjective 1
relating to or characterized by apogamy (the formation or development of an organism without fertilization).
Apogamic reproduction is observed in some plant species.
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Adverb 1
in a manner relating to apogamy; by apogamy — without fertilization (used chiefly in botanical contexts).
Some ferns reproduce apogamically, producing sporophytes without fertilization.
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Last updated: 2025/09/19 21:38