Partheniad :: Partheniad (n.) A poem in honor of a virgin.

Parthenic :: Parthenic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Spartan Partheniae, or sons of unmarried women..

Parthenogenesis :: Parthenogenesis (n.) 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..

Parthenogenesis :: Parthenogenesis (n.) The production of seed without fertilization, believed to occur through the nonsexual formation of an embryo extraneous to the embrionic vesicle..

Parthenogenetic :: Parthenogenetic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis; as, parthenogenetic forms..

Parthenogenitive :: Parthenogenitive (a.) Parthenogenetic.

Parthenogeny :: Parthenogeny (n.) Same as Parthenogenesis.

Parthenon :: Parthenon (n.) A celebrated marble temple of Athene, on the Acropolis at Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an important influence on art..

Parthian :: Parthian (a.) Of or pertaining to ancient Parthia, in Asia..

Parthian :: Parthian (n.) A native Parthia.

Sparth :: Sparth (n.) An Anglo-Saxon battle-ax, or halberd..

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