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parthenocarpy

[pahr-thuh-noh-kahr-pee]
noun Botany.
  1. the production of fruit without fertilization of an egg in the ovary.
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Origin of parthenocarpy

1910–15; partheno- + -carpy; see -carp, -y3
Related formspar·the·no·car·pic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for parthenocarpy

parthenocarpy

noun
  1. the development of fruit without fertilization or formation of seeds
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Derived Formsparthenocarpic or parthenocarpous, adjective

Word Origin

C20: from Greek parthenos virgin + karpos fruit
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parthenocarpy in Science

parthenocarpy

[pär′thə-nō-kär′pē]
  1. The production of fruit without fertilization. Many varieties of the common fig produce fruit through parthenocarpy.
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