English Explanatory Dictionary

apomixis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

apomixis apomixes

Etymology

From German Apomixis, from apo- + mixis.

Related words

agamospermy apogamy parthenogenesis
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