formation of seeds in the absence of fertilization; a form of apomixis
Word origin
C19: agamic + Greek sperma seed
Examples of 'agamospermy' in a sentence
agamospermy
We provide data concerning compatibility, agamospermy and hybridization along with pollination andfruit dispersal.
Guillén, Antonio, Rico, Enrique, Castroviejo, Santiago 2005, 'Reproductive biology of the Iberian species of Potentilla L. (Rosaceae)', Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madridhttp://rjb.revistas.csic.es/index.php/rjb/article/view/24/23. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Fruit set was low in natural conditions and there was no occurrence of agamospermy or spontaneous self-pollination.
L.A Silva, E Guimarães, M.N Rossi, R.C.S Maimoni-Rodella 2011, 'Biologia da reprodução de Mimosa bimucronata: uma espécie ruderal Reproduction biologyof Mimosa bimucronata: a ruderal species', Planta Daninhahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-83582011000500007. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The low natural fructification indicated a limited pollination, while the fruit set recorded in bagged pistillate flowers indicated agamospermy.
Celice Alexandre Silva, Marco Antonio Oliva, Milene Faria Vieira, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes 2008, 'Trioecy in Coccoloba cereifera Schwacke (Polygonaceae), a narrow endemic and threatenedtropical species', Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000500017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)