Digenesis
Pronunciation : Di*gen"e*sis
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Pref. di- + genesis.] (Biol.)
Definition : Defn: The faculty of multiplying in two ways; -- by ova fecundated by spermatic fluid, and asexually, as by buds. See Parthenogenesis.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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