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apogamy

noun

(botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization

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7
Starts with
A
Ends with
Y
Contains
PO
Scrabble score
15

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əˈpɒɡəmɪ

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noun

  1. (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization

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