a. [ Agamous. ] (a) (Biol.) Produced without sexual union; as, agamic or unfertilized eggs. (b) Not having visible organs of reproduction, as flowerless plants; agamous. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an agamic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to apogamy.
Syn. -- apogamous, apogametic [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. [ Gr. &unr_; closed (fr. &unr_; to shut) + ga`mos marriage. ] (Bot.) Having, beside the usual flowers, other minute, closed flowers, without petals or with minute petals; -- said of certain species of plants which possess flowers of two or more kinds, the closed ones being so constituted as to insure self-fertilization. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. Of or pertaining to the series Cryptogamia, or to plants of that series. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. fertilized by pollen from another flower of the same plant. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of marriage within a class or tribe as required by custom or law; same as endogamous.
Syn. -- endogamous, within-group. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; marriage. ] (Biol.) Pertaining to, or resulting from, sexual connection; formed by the union of the male and female elements. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Monogamous. ] 1. Pertaining to, or involving, monogamy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Monogamia; having a simple flower with united anthers. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Same as Phænogamous. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Having visible flowers containing distinct stamens and pistils; -- said of plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. Same as Phænogamian, Phænogamic, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]