noun
- Plural of agamospermy; the production of seeds without fertilization, occurring in certain plants through asexual reproduction.
Usage: botanical term; technical
Examples
- Some plant species rely on agamospermies to reproduce without pollination.
- Agamospermies allow certain plants to produce genetically identical offspring.
- The study of agamospermies has revealed how some plants bypass the need for male gametes.
- Dandelions and some grasses exhibit agamospermies as their primary reproductive strategy.