/ag"euh moh sperr'mee, ay gam"euh-/ , n. Biol.
any form of reproduction, as parthenogenesis, apogamy, and apospory, that involves the sex cell but takes place without fertilization or meiosis.
[ 1940-45; ágam ( os ) (see AGAMIC) + -O- + -SPERM + -Y 3 ]