Occurring or reproducing without the union of male and female cells; asexual or parthenogenetic.
[From Late Latin agamus, unmarried, from Greek agamos : a-, without; see a–1 + gamos, marriage; see –gamy.]
agamically a·gam'i·cal·ly adv.
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Occurring or reproducing without the union of male and female cells; asexual or parthenogenetic.
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction
Synonyms: agamous, agamogenetic, parthenogenetic
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