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monospermy

American

[mon-uh-spur-mee] / ˈmɒn əˌspɜr mi /

noun

the fertilization of an ovum by only one spermatozoon.

Other Word Forms

monospermic adjective

Etymology

Origin of monospermy

First recorded in 1900–05; mono- + -sperm + -y ³

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