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parthenogenesis.

Referring to various aspects of asexual reproduction:

15 characters6 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌpɑːθɪnəʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/Received-Pronunciation/ˌpɑːθənəʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/Received-Pronunciation/ˌpɑɹθɪnoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/General-American/ˌpɑɹθənoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/General-American
  1. Referring to various aspects of asexual reproduction: (An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.

    countable · uncountable · usually
  2. Referring to various aspects of asexual reproduction: Asexual reproduction in toto; agamogenesis.

    uncountable · usually
  3. figurative uses of the biological senses

    countable · uncountable · usually
  4. Virgin birth, in reference to the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From partheno- + -genesis, from Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin”) and γένεσις (génesis, “origin, creation, generation”).

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