noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Reproduction via budding. uncountable
2. 2
   theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm wordnet
3. 3
   The transformation of small lymphocytes into larger, undifferentiated cells that undergo mitosis. uncountable
4. 4
   asexual reproduction by budding wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

birthdevelopmentgenerationgenesisparthenogenesisprocreation

Etymology

From blasto- + -genesis.