clones
Meaning of clones
plural noun
- an organism or cell, or group of organisms or cells, produced asexually from one ancestor or stock, to which they are genetically identical.
vines representing all the 15 existing clones were planted
- (within gay culture) a gay man who adopts an exaggeratedly macho appearance and style of dress.
- propagate (an organism or cell) as a clone.
of the hundreds of new plants cloned the best ones are selected
early 20th century: from Greek klōn ‘twig’.
Information about clones
- The singular form of clones is: clone.
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Hyphenation of clones
clones
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- clones is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Anagrams of clones
Words that rhyme with clones
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