n.
Pronunciation: ˌ a-p ə - ' mik-s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mix · es \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from apo- + Greek mixis act of mixing, from mignynai
Date: 1913
: reproduction (as apogamy or parthenogenesis) involving specialized generative tissues but not dependent on fertilization