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apomict

[ ap-uh-mikt ]
/ ˈæp ə mɪkt /
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noun Biology.
an organism produced by apomixis.
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Origin of apomict

1935–40; back formation from apomictic, equivalent to apo- + Greek mikt(os) mixed + -ic

Words nearby apomict

apologist, apologize, apologue, apology, apolune, apomict, apomixis, apomorphine, apomorphy, aponeurosis, apopemptic
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British Dictionary definitions for apomict

apomict
/ (ˈæpəˌmɪkt) /
noun
an organism, esp a plant, produced by apomixis
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