What does "clone" mean?

A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.

Clone

Common synonyms include: chip off the old block, clon, computer based replication, copy, copy, copy file.

/kloʊn/ noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Noun

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A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
"This new species is a clone of the mimosa plant."
2
an unauthorized copy or imitation wordnet
3
A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.
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a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction wordnet
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A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.
"The computer manufacturer produced IBM PC clones in the 1990s."

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a person who is almost identical to another wordnet
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A person who is exactly like or very similar to another person, in terms of looks or behavior. informal
"Once, on a confident whim, I approached the group of popular girls in an attempt to broaden my circle. Their ringleader took one glance at my new Aeropostale T-shirt and whispered to her clones, “Yeah, Aero's definitely out now.”"
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A Castro clone. slang
"Some of me is clone, but a good part of me is still disco."

Verb

"Living in a colony on Titan, Tomas' grandson was a clone of his son, who was a clone of himself, Tomas. They were three generations of clones."

Coined (in botany) in 1903, based on Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”). Figurative use from the 1970s.