apomictic

1. 1.

   of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis

   Synonymsapomictical

   botany

2. 2.

   (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction

   Synonymsagamicagamousagamogeneticparthenogenetic

   Similarasexual

Questions about apomictic

What does apomictic mean?

apomictic means "of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in apomictic?

apomictic has 4 syllables: a-po-mic-tic. The stress falls on "mic".

What is another word for apomictic?

Close synonyms include apomictical, agamic, agamous, agamogenetic, parthenogenetic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is apomictic a common word?

apomictic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.