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agamous, a.|ˈægəməs|
[f. L. agam-us a. Gr. ἄγαµ-ος unmarried (f. ἀ priv. + γάµος marriage) + -ous.]
lit. Unmarried: hence Biol. Having no (distinguishable) sexual organs; asexual. In Bot. cryptogamous is now more commonly used.
1847in Craig. 1858Gray Bot. Text-bk. 395 Agamous, destitute of sexes. 1876Beneden Anim. Paras. 196 The agamous age undergoes a true moulting, the sexual age a metamorphosis. |