parthenogeny

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

parthenogeny
    n 1: human conception without fertilization by a man [syn:
         {parthenogenesis}, {parthenogeny}, {virgin birth}]
    2: process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new
       individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
       [syn: {parthenogenesis}, {parthenogeny}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Parthenogeny \Par`the*nog"e*ny\, n. (Biol.)
   Same as {Parthenogenesis}.
   [1913 Webster]