Pronounced: dih-PLOH-pee-uh, noun
Notes: This is a fancy word for something you’ve probably heard of
Yesterday’s word
The word parthenogenesis is “reproduction without fertilization”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
Our word came from two Greek words: partheno- (virgin; without fertilization) and -genesis (beginning; creation).
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