apomictically


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ap·o·mict

 (ăp′ə-mĭkt′)
n.
A plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis.
[Back-formation from apomictic, produced by apomixis : apo- + Greek miktos, mixed (from meignunai, mig-, to mix; see apomixis).]
ap′o·mic′tic adj.
ap′o·mic′tic·al·ly adv.
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apomictically

(ˌæpəˈmɪktɪkəlɪ)
adv
in an apomictic manner
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