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Answer for the clue "Any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization ", 8 letters:
apomixis

Word definitions for apomixis in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization [also: apomixes (pl)]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context botany English) plant reproduction without fertilization 2 (context botany English) plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes 3 (context zoology English) animal reproduction in which the egg cell did not ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In botany , apomixis was defined by Hans Winkler as replacement of the normal sexual reproduction by asexual reproduction , without fertilization. Its etymology is Greek for "away from" + "mixing". This definition notably does not mention meiosis . Thus ...