apogamy noun. [ǝ'pɒgǝmi] L19.
[from APO- + -GAMY.]
Botany. Asexual reproduction; spec. the production in some ferns etc. of a sporophyte directly from a prothallus without the union of gametes.

■ apogamous adjective characterized by or of the nature of apogamy L19.

■ apogamously adverb L19.

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