apomixis meaning

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apomixis (noun): any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization.

Definition of apomixis

  1. any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization

    Type of: asexual reproduction

    Kinds: apogamy, parthenocarpy, parthenogenesis

    Related forms: apomictic, apomictical

Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AP · words ending in IS · 8-letter words

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