agamogenesis | (noun) reproduction without the fusion of gametes | Synonyms: asexual reproduction |
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agamogenetic | (adjective) (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction | Synonyms: agamic, agamous, apomictic, parthenogenetic |
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agamous | (adjective) (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction | Synonyms: agamic, agamogenetic, apomictic, parthenogenetic |
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allogamous | (adjective) relating to cross-fertilization in plants | - |
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anisogamous | (adjective) relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape) | Synonyms: anisogamic |
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apogamous | (adjective) of or relating to the development of an embryo in the absence of fertilization | Synonyms: apogametic, apogamic |
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autogamous | (adjective) characterized by or fit for autogamy | Synonyms: autogamic |
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bergamot | (noun) small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy | Synonyms: bergamot orange, Citrus bergamia |
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bigamous | (adjective) of illegal marriage to a second person while legally married to a first | - |
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cleistogamous | (adjective) exhibiting or relating to cleistogamy | Synonyms: cleistogamic |
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cryptogamous | (adjective) of or relating to a cryptogam | Synonyms: cryptogamic |
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endogamous | (adjective) pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe | Synonyms: endogamic |
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(adjective) characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind | Synonyms: endogamic |
exogamous | (adjective) pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe | Synonyms: exogamic |
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(adjective) characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related | Synonyms: exogamic |
gamopetalous | (adjective) having a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or funnel | Synonyms: sympetalous |
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monogamous | (adjective) (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate | - |
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monogamousness | (noun) the practice or state of having only one spouse at a time | Synonyms: monogamy |
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polygamous | (adjective) having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals | - |
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(adjective) having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant | Synonyms: heteroicous, polyoicous |
sagamore | (noun) a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief) | Synonyms: sachem |
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