apomict

[ ap-uh-mikt ]

/ ˈæp ə mɪkt /

noun Biology.

an organism produced by apomixis.

Nearby words

apologist, apologize, apologue, apology, apolune, apomict, apomixis, apomorphine, aponeurectomy, aponeurorrhaphy, aponeurosis

Origin of apomict

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

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British Dictionary definitions for apomict

apomict

/ (ˈæpəˌmɪkt) /

noun

an organism, esp a plant, produced by apomixis

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