Definitions
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- noun zoology
gynogenesis - noun botany any reproductive process that requires
pollination but does not involve male inheritance. - noun botany a type of
agamospermy in which theendosperm isfertilized but the embryo is not.
Etymologies
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From pseudo- + -gamy
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Epithalmion for his wedding to the object of his desire in the sonnets of Anthony Esolen contrasts Spenser's view of marriage with contemporary "pseudogamy" in this post at Mere Comments.
Semicolon Sherry 2010
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Epithalmion for his wedding to the object of his desire in the sonnets of Anthony Esolen contrasts Spenser's view of marriage with contemporary "pseudogamy" in this post at Mere Comments.
Semicolon Sherry 2010
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