noun
- reproductive cells that develop without fertilization, especially in certain plants and lower organisms
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- Some algae reproduce through agametes rather than sexual reproduction.
- The formation of agametes allows certain species to reproduce rapidly.
- Botanists study how agametes develop in various plant species.
- Agametes can give rise to new organisms without the need for mating.
- The researcher observed agametes under the microscope.
- Certain fungi produce agametes as part of their life cycle.