DEUTEROGAMY


Meaning of DEUTEROGAMY in English

ˌd(y)üd.əˈrägəmē noun

( -es )

Etymology: Late Greek deuterogamia, from Greek deuter- deuter- (I) + -gamia -gamy

1. : digamy

2. : secondary pairing of sexual cells or nuclei that replaces direct copulation in many fungi, algae, and higher plants

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