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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Reproduction without meiosis or formation of gametes.

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  1. n. botany plant reproduction without fertilization
  2. n. botany plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes
  3. n. zoology animal reproduction in which the egg cell did not undergo meiosis or fertilization

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization

Etymologies

  1. apo- + Greek mixis, a mingling (from mignunai, mig-, to mingle; see meik- in Indo-European roots). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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