- apomixes
- n. asexual reproduction
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
apomixes
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apomixis — noun (plural apomixes) Etymology: New Latin, from apo + Greek mixis act of mixing, from mignynai Date: 1913 reproduction (as apogamy or parthenogenesis) involving specialized generative tissues but not dependent on fertilization … New Collegiate Dictionary
apomixis — apomictic /ap euh mik tik/, apomictical, adj. apomictically, adv. /ap euh mik sis/, n., pl. apomixes / mik seez/. Biol. any of several types of asexual reproduction, as apogamy or parthenogenesis. [1910 15; < NL < Gk apo APO + míxis a mixing,… … Universalium
apomixis — /æpəˈmɪksəs/ (say apuh miksuhs) noun (plural apomixes /æpəˈmɪksiz/ (say apuh mikseez)) reproduction which replaces or is a substitute for sexual reproduction, so that all progeny so derived have the same genetic constitution. {Greek, from apo +… …
apomixis — n. (pl. apomixes) Biol. a form of asexual reproduction (cf. AMPHIMIXIS). Derivatives: apomictic adj. Etymology: mod.L, formed as APO + Gk mixis mingling … Useful english dictionary
