“+ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from gyn- + -genesis
: development in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to activation of an egg by a sperm that degenerates without fusing with the egg nucleus — compare androgenesis
• gyno·genetic “+ adjective
• gyno·genetically “+ adverb
• gyno·gen·e·tism ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈjenəˌtizəm noun -s