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Agamic — A*gam ic, a. [{Agamous}.] (a) (Biol.) Produced without sexual union; as, agamic or unfertilized eggs. (b) Not having visible organs of reproduction, as flowerless plants; agamous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
agamic — AGÁMIC, Ă adj. (Despre organisme vegetale) Care nu produce gameţi. [cf. fr. agamique, it. agamico]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN AGÁMIC, Ă adj. 1. care nu produce gameţi. 2. rezultat pe cale asexuată; partenogenetic. (< fr.… … Dicționar Român
agamic — [ə gam′ik] adj. [Gr agamos, not married < a , not + gamos, marriage: see GAMO ] Biol. 1. asexual; having no sexual union 2. able to develop without fertilization by the male; parthenogenetic … English World dictionary
agamic — agaminis statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Kuriam nebūdingas lytinis dauginimasis, kuris dauginasi nelytiniu būdu. atitikmenys: angl. agamic rus. агамный ryšiai: sinonimas – nelytinis … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
agamic — adjective Etymology: Greek agamos unmarried, from a + gamos marriage Date: 1850 asexual, parthenogenetic … New Collegiate Dictionary
agamic — adj. [Gr. a, without; gamos, marriage] Parthenogenetic; reproduction without mating, may be either mitotic or meiotic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
agamic — agamically, adv. /euh gam ik/, adj. 1. Biol. a. asexual. b. occurring without sexual union; germinating without impregnation; not gamic. 2. Bot., Mycol. cryptogamic. Also, agamous /ag euh meuhs/. [1840 50; < Gk ágam(os) unwed (a A 6 + gámos… … Universalium
agamic — Denoting nonsexual reproduction, as by fission, budding, etc. SYN: agamous. * * * agam·ic ( )ā gam ik adj ASEXUAL, PARTHENOGENETIC agam·i·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv … Medical dictionary
agamic — a·gam·ic || ‚eɪ gæmɪk adj. (Biology) asexual; produced without sexual union … English contemporary dictionary
agamic — [ə gamɪk] adjective Biology reproducing asexually; asexual. Origin C19: from Gk agamos unmarried + ic … English new terms dictionary