Definition of Apomict

1. Noun. A plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis.

Generic synonyms: Flora, Plant, Plant Life

Definition of Apomict

1. an organism produced by apomixis [n -S]

Medical Definition of Apomict

1. A plant that produces viable seed without fertilization. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apomict

apologizin'
apologizing
apologizingly
apologs
apologue
apologues
apology
apolunes
apolysis
apomecometer
apomecometers
apomecometry
apomeioses
apomeiosis
apomict (current term)
apomictic
apomictical
apomictically
apomicts
apomixes
apomixia
apomorph
apomorphia
apomorphic
apomorphies
apomorphine
apomorphine hydrochloride
apomorphines

Literary usage of Apomict

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biotechnology: Genetic Engineering for Crop Plant Improvement, Bibliography by Robert Warmbrodt (1995)
"... (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) through fertilization of an unreduced egg (2n + n), using an apomict as the female parent. The primary objective of this research ..."

2. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"Heteropogon contortus is an obligate apomict (Emery and Brown 1957). Normal chromosome numbers for this species are 2n=60 (Gould 1975). ..."

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