Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The production of fruit without fertilization.
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- noun botany production of (
seedless )fruit withoutfertilization ofovules .
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- noun (botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Its form can vary from irregular and contorted to a near-perfect but sterile fruit. parthenocarpy, which is the formation of fruits without fertilization or the formation of seeds.
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Plants evolved parthenocarpy to ensure their continued existence.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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But then parthenocarpy is itself an unusual bargain.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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Plants evolved parthenocarpy to ensure their continued existence.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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But then parthenocarpy is itself an unusual bargain.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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Plants evolved parthenocarpy to ensure their continued existence.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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But then parthenocarpy is itself an unusual bargain.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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Many species of figs are pollinated by symbiotic wasps, but there are other fig varieties that develop edible, seedless figs through a process called parthenocarpy.
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It involves crossing and back-crossing parents to produce something called parthenocarpy.
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