apomixis

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
21
Letters
8

Definition of apomixis

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Plant reproduction without fertilization.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Plant reproduction without fertilization.
  2. (countable, uncountable)Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes.
  3. (countable, uncountable)Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization.

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Etymology

From German Apomixis, from apo- + mixis.

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