Apomixis
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Apomixis is a noun meaning (botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization.
Meaning
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization.
More Meanings
- (botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes.
- (zoology) Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization.
Word Forms
- apomixes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gametophytic, facultative, apomixy, apomyxis, apogamy, parthenocarpy.
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