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apogamy vs apomixis

apomixis vs apogamy

apogamy and apomixis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
apogamy Yes No No No
apomixis Yes No No No
As nouns, apomixis is a hypernym of apogamy; that is, apomixis is a word with a broader meaning than apogamy:
  • apogamy: (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization
  • apomixis: any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization
apogamy (noun) apomixis (noun)
(botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization
Difference between apogamy and apomixis

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