1. parthenogeny(n = noun.process) parthenogenesis, virgin birth - human conception without fertilization by a man;
is a kind of agamogenesis, asexual reproduction
2. parthenogeny(n = noun.process) parthenogenesis - process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods;
is a kind of apomixis
has particulars: androgenesis, androgeny, gynogenesis
Same as Parthenogenesis. [1913 Webster]