agamous

adjective

ag·​a·​mous

ˈa-gə-məs

1

: of or relating to agamy

2

: agamic

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Greek ágamos "unmarried, single," from a- a- entry 2 + -gamos (derivative of gámos "marriage")

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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