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Definition of: apomixis
(ap′ə·mik′sis) noun
1. Biol. Parthenogenesis.
2. Bot. Reproduction from cells other than ovules. [ <NL <APO- from + Gk. mixis a mingling]
—ap′o·mic′tic (-mik′·tik) adjective
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