Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "androgenesis" shine haɓaka halayen jima'i na namiji, ko kuma samuwar sabon mutum daga kwayar halittar namiji ba tare da hadi ta hanyar mace gamete ba. Hakanan yana iya komawa zuwa nazarin ilimin halittar jiki na namiji ko haɓaka takamaiman kyallen takarda ko gabobin namiji. A cikin tsire-tsire, androgenesis yana nufin haɓakar embryos ko tsire-tsire na haploid daga namiji gametophyte.