apomictic meaning

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apomictic (adjective): of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis.

apomictic has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

apomictic as an adjective

  1. of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis

    Synonyms: apomictical

    Related forms: apomixis, apomict

  2. (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction

    Synonyms: agamic, agamous, agamogenetic, parthenogenetic

    Similar: asexual

    Related forms: apomixis

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AP · words ending in IC · 9-letter words

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