Apomixis

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Plant reproduction without fertilization. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization wordnet
  3. 3
    Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From German Apomixis, from apo- + mixis.

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