pseudogamy

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noun

gynogenesis

OriginEnglish pseudo- ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

nounpseudogamy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologygynogenesis
  2. uncountablebiologyany reproductive process that requires pollination but does not involve male inheritance.
  3. uncountablebiologya type of agamospermy in which the endosperm is fertilized but the embryo is not.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishpseudogamy

From pseudo- + -gamy.

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APA

pseudogamy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudogamy

MLA

“pseudogamy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudogamy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudogamy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudogamy.

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