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Noun: parthenogenesis  `paa(r)thinow'jenisis
  1. Human conception without fertilization by a man
    - parthenogeny, virgin birth
     
  2. Process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
    - parthenogeny

See also: parthenogenetic

Type of: agamogenesis, apomixis, asexual reproduction

Encyclopedia: Parthenogenesis

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parted leaf
parterre
Parthenium
Parthenium argentatum
Parthenium hysterophorus
Parthenium integrifolium
parthenocarpy
Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
parthenogenesis
parthenogenetic
parthenogeny
Parthenon
parthenote
Parthia
Parthian
parti pris
Parti Québécois
partial
partial abortion