clone UK /kləʊn/US /kloʊn/noun 5verb 1forms 3 noun5 •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. •A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.The computer manufacturer produced IBM PC clones in the 1990s. •(informal) A person who is exactly like or very similar to another person, in terms of looks or behavior. •A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.[…] each identified blastomere, and the clone of its descendant cells, plays a specific role in later development — 1985 •(slang) A Castro clone.Some of me is clone, but a good part of me is still disco. — 1984 verb1 •To create a clone of.The scientists were able to clone a sheep.We cloned the database to perform some testing. formscloned · cloning · clones
