apomixis

What does apomixis mean?

apomixis means "any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization".

How many syllables are in apomixis?

apomixis has 4 syllables and divides as a-po-mix-is under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is apomixis a common word?

apomixis 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for apomixis come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.