Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun parthenogenesis

2 senses of parthenogenesis

Sense 1
parthenogenesis, parthenogeny, virgin birth -- (human conception without fertilization by a man)
       => asexual reproduction, agamogenesis -- (reproduction without the fusion of gametes)

Sense 2
parthenogenesis, parthenogeny -- (process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods)
       => apomixis -- (any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization)