Definition of "agamic" []

• Occurring or reproducing without the union of male and female cells; asexual or parthenogenetic. (adjective)

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• "For example, at the Samayapuram temple near the shore of river Cauvery, rich agamic traditions are followed and all rituals are performed by Gurukkal of Brahmins."
• "Most Mariamman temples are humble shrines in villages, where non-Brahmins act as priest using non-agamic rituals."
• "Budding: applied to that form of agamic reproduction found in plant lice."