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apomictical

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ap⋅o⋅mix⋅is

  [ap-uh-mik-sis]
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–noun, plural -mix⋅es  [-mik-seez] . Biology.
any of several types of asexual reproduction, as apogamy or parthenogenesis.
Origin:
1910–15; < NL < Gk apo- apo- + míxis a mixing, equiv. to mig(nýnai) to mix + -sis -sis

Related forms:
ap⋅o⋅mic⋅tic  [ap-uh-mik-tik] , ap⋅o⋅mic⋅ti⋅cal, adjective
ap⋅o⋅mic⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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