01 n. The production of new individuals from virgin females by means of ova which have the power of developing without the intervention of the ma…
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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.(Biol.) See: Heterogamy, Metagenesis
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The production of seed without fertilization, believed to occur through the nonsexual formation of an embryo extraneous to the embryonic vesicle.(Bot.)