Defn: A poem in honor of a virgin. [Obs.]
PARTHENIC
Par*then"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Spartan Partheniæ, or sons of unmarried women.
PARTHENOGENESIS
Par`the*no*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Gr. parqe`nos a virgin + E. genesis.]
1. (Biol.)
Defn: The production of new individuals from virgin females by means of ova which have the power of developing without the intervention of the male element; the production, without fertilization, of cells capable of germination. It is one of the phenomena of alternate generation. Cf. Heterogamy, and Metagenesis.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The production of seed without fertilization, believed to occur through the nonsexual formation of an embryo extraneous to the embrionic vesicle.
PARTHENOGENETIC
Par`the*no*ge*net"ic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis; as, parthenogenetic forms. — Par`the*no*ge*net"ic*al*ly, adv.