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parthenogeny |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Parthenogeny \Par`the*nog"e*ny\, n. (Biol.) Same as {Parthenogenesis}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: parthenogeny n 1: process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods [syn: {parthenogenesis}] 2: human conception without fertilization by a man [syn: {parthenogenesis}, {virgin birth}]
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