[ 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'.
[ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004