parthenogeny

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Matching Terms:		parthenogenesis, parthenogenetic, parthenogenitive
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods [n] human conception without fertilization by a man

	Synonyms:	parthenogenesis, virgin birth

	See Also:	agamogenesis, androgenesis, androgeny, apomixis, asexual reproduction, gynogenesis

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Par`thenog"eny\, n. (Biol.) Same as {Parthenogenesis}.