adverb
- in a manner relating to or involving apomixis; by asexual reproduction without fertilization
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- Some plant species reproduce apomictically, producing seeds without pollination.
- The dandelion population expanded apomictically across the meadow.
- Certain ferns propagate apomictically through spores.
- The researcher studied how the grass species reproduced apomictically in the laboratory.