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(ăp'ə-mĭkt') pronunciation
n.
A plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis.

[Back-formation from apomictic, produced by apomixis : APO- + Greek miktos, mixed (from mignunai, mig-, to mix; see apomixis).]

apomictic ap'o·mic'tic adj.
apomictically ap'o·mic'tic·al·ly adv.

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