English Explanatory Dictionary

pseudogamy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. gynogenesis
  2. any reproductive process that requires pollination but does not involve male inheritance.
  3. a type of agamospermy in which the endosperm is fertilized but the embryo is not.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudogamy.wav

Word forms

pseudogamy

Etymology

From pseudo- + -gamy.

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