Partheno-
1.
a combining form meaning “without fertilization,” used in the formation of compound words:
parthenogenesis.
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[par-thuh-noh-jen-uh-sis] /ˌpær θə noʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/ noun, Biology. 1. development of an egg without fertilization. /ˌpɑːθɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ noun 1. a type of reproduction, occurring in some insects and flowers, in which the unfertilized ovum develops directly into a new individual 2. human conception without fertilization by a male; virgin birth n. “reproduction without fertilization,” 1849, from […]
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[par-thuh-noh-jen-uh-sis] /ˌpær θə noʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/ noun, Biology. 1. development of an egg without fertilization. /ˌpɑːθɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ noun 1. a type of reproduction, occurring in some insects and flowers, in which the unfertilized ovum develops directly into a new individual 2. human conception without fertilization by a male; virgin birth n. “reproduction without fertilization,” 1849, from […]
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parthenogenone par·the·nog·e·none (pär’thə-nŏj’ə-nōn’) n. An organism produced by parthenogenesis.
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[par-thuh-noh-jen-uh-sis] /ˌpær θə noʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/ noun, Biology. 1. development of an egg without fertilization. /ˌpɑːθɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ noun 1. a type of reproduction, occurring in some insects and flowers, in which the unfertilized ovum develops directly into a new individual 2. human conception without fertilization by a male; virgin birth n. “reproduction without fertilization,” 1849, from […]
- Parthenon
[pahr-thuh-non, -nuh n] /ˈpɑr θəˌnɒn, -nən/ noun 1. the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438 b.c. by Ictinus and Callicrates and decorated by Phidias: regarded as the finest Doric temple. /ˈpɑːθəˌnɒn; -nən/ noun 1. the temple on the Acropolis in Athens built in the 5th century bc and regarded as […]