Agamous
biology.
.
occurring without s-xual union; germinating without impregnation; not gamic.
botany, mycology, .
historical examples
the plant, like the animal, is agamous as long as the flower and the s-xual organs have not made their appearance.
animal parasites and messmates p. j. van beneden
adjective
as-xual; occurring or reproducing without fertilization
agamic a·gam·ic (ā-gām’ĭk) or ag·a·mous (āg’ə-məs)
adj.
occurring or reproducing without the union of male and female cells; as-xual or parthenogenetic.
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