Pronunciation: ˌ pär-th ə -n ō - ' je-n ə -s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek parthenos + Latin genesis genesis
Date: 1849
: reproduction by development of an unfertilized usually female gamete that occurs especially among lower plants and invertebrate animals
– par · the · no · ge · net · ic \ -j ə - ' ne-tik \ also par · the · no · gen · ic \ - ' je-nik \ adjective
– par · the · no · ge · net · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb