parthenogenesis
noun/ˌpɑːθənəʊˈdʒenɪsɪs/
/ˌpɑːrθənəʊˈdʒenɪsɪs/
[uncountable] (biology)- the process of producing new plants or animals from an ovum that has not been fertilizedWord Originmid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek parthenos ‘virgin’ + genesis ‘creation’.
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