apomictic

apomictic
adjective
1. of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis
Syn: ↑apomictical
Pertains to noun: ↑apomict (for: ↑apomictical), ↑apomict
Derivationally related forms: ↑apomixis (for: ↑apomictical), ↑apomixis
Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology
2. (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction
Syn: ↑agamic, ↑agamous, ↑agamogenetic, ↑parthenogenetic
Similar to: ↑asexual, ↑nonsexual
Derivationally related forms: ↑parthenogenesis (for: ↑parthenogenetic), ↑apomixis, ↑agamogenesis (for: ↑agamogenetic), ↑agamete (for: ↑agamic)

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