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apomixis

apomixis noun: plant reproduction without fertilization.

Noun

apomixis (countable and uncountable, plural apomixes)

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

Forms of apomixis

pluralapomixes

Origin of apomixis

From German Apomixis, from apo- + mixis.

Questions about apomixis

What does apomixis mean?
Apomixis means plant reproduction without fertilization.
What part of speech is apomixis?
Apomixis is a noun.
What is the plural of apomixis?
The plural of apomixis is apomixes.

Words near apomixis in the dictionary

  1. apomictic
  2. apomictically
  3. apomicts
  4. apomine
  5. apomixes
  6. apomixis
  7. apomixy
  8. apomnemiopsin
  9. apomnemonysis
  10. apomorph
  11. apomorphia

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