clone

About 1.74 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.

   This new species is a clone of the mimosa plant.

2. noun A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.
3. noun A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.

   The computer manufacturer produced IBM PC clones in the 1990s.

4. noun A person who is exactly like or very similar to another person, in terms of looks or behavior.
5. noun A Castro clone.
6. verb To create a clone of.

   The scientists were able to clone a sheep.

Similar words

clon twin replica replicate copy duplicate strain clooney reproduction facsimile

Often followed by

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Word family

clonal clonally cloned cloner cloners clones cloning