APOMIXIS


Meaning of APOMIXIS in English

[ ˌapə'mɪksɪs ]

■ noun Botany asexual reproduction in plants, in particular agamospermy. Often contrasted with amphimixis .

Derivatives

apomictic adjective

Origin

early 20th cent.: from apo- + Gk mixis 'mingling'.

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