Apogamy

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A botanical process in which an embryo develops from a plant's gametophyte without fertilisation.

“Apogamy allows certain ferns to reproduce successfully without sexual fertilisation.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

a·pog·a·my

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Synonyms

agamospermyparthenogenesis

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Wordle

Contains APO and GAMY, three vowels A, O, A, Y at end acts as a vowel

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Scrabble

Y scores 4 points, G and M are mid-range tiles making this a solid board word

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agamy yampa ygapo agao agma amay amoy apay gamp gamy gapa gapo gapy goma maya mayo pogy yoga

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