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Definition of parthenogenesis noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

parthenogenesis

noun

NAmE//ˌpɑrθənoʊˈdʒɛnəsəs//

[uncountable] (biology)

the process of producing new plants or animals from an ovum that has not been fertilized

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parthenogenetic

NAmE//ˌpɑrθənoʊdʒəˈnɛt̮ɪk//

adjective parthenogenetic species

parthenogenetically

NAmE//ˌpɑrθənoʊdʒəˈnɛt̮ɪkli//

adjective These organisms reproduce parthenogenetically.See parthenogenesis in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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