The asexual or vegetative generation or form of an organism that reproduces through alternation of generations.
From Greek 'agamos' (unmarried/asexual) combined with the suffix '-bium' (from Greek 'bios,' meaning life). It refers to the life stage that reproduces without sexual union.
Plants and some animals have multiple life forms that switch back and forth—ferns have a leafy stage that reproduces asexually (the agamobium) and a separate tiny stage that reproduces sexually, giving them the best of both worlds!
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