'Parthenogeny' definitions:
Definition of 'parthenogeny'
(from WordNet)
noun
Human conception without fertilization by a man [syn: parthenogenesis, parthenogeny, virgin birth]
noun
Process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods [syn: parthenogenesis, parthenogeny]
Definition of 'Parthenogeny'
From: GCIDE
- Parthenogeny \Par`the*nog"e*ny\, n. (Biol.) Same as Parthenogenesis. [1913 Webster]