- 1. n. The production of new individuals from virgin females by means of ova which have the power of developing without the intervention of the male element; the production, without fertilization, of cells capable of germination. It is one of the phenomena of alternate generation. Cf. Heterogamy, and Metagenesis. Source: opted
- 2. n. The production of seed without fertilization, believed to occur through the nonsexual formation of an embryo extraneous to the embrionic vesicle. Source: opted
- 3. n. human conception without fertilization by a man Source: wordnet
- 4. n. process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. (Biol.) The production of new individuals from virgin females by means of ova which have the power of developing without the intervention of the male element; the production, without fertilization, of cells capable of germination. It is one of the phenomena of alternate generation. Cf. Heterogamy, and Metagenesis. 2. (Bot.) The production of seed without fertilization, believed to occur through the nonsexual formation of an embryo extraneous to the embrionic vesicle. Source: webster
- 6. The production of new individuals from virgin females by meansof ova which have the power of developing without the intervention ofthe male element; the production, without fertilization, of cellscapable of germination. It is one of the phenomena of alternategeneration. Cf. Heterogamy, and Metagenesis. Source: adambom
- 7. n:100 n. human conception without fertilization by a man n. process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods Source: ecdict
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