DIGENESIS
\da͡ɪd͡ʒˈɛnɪsˌɪs], \daɪdʒˈɛnɪsˌɪs], \d_aɪ_dʒ_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_s]\
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The faculty of multiplying in two ways; - by ova fecundated by spermatic fluid, and asexually, as by buds. See Parthenogenesis.
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The faculty of multiplying in two ways; - by ova fecundated by spermatic fluid, and asexually, as by buds. See Parthenogenesis.
By Noah Webster.
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Having two methods of generation.
By William R. Warner
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See alternate generation, under generation. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.