parthenocarpy

English

Etymology

From partheno- + -carp + -y.

Noun

parthenocarpy (uncountable)

1. (botany) production of (seedless) fruit without fertilization of ovules.

Related terms

• parthenocarpic

Translations

Translations

• French: parthénocarpie (fr) f
• Greek: παρθενοκαρπία (el) f (parthenokarpía)
• Ido: partenokarpio (io)

See also

• apomixis

Further reading

• Parthenocarpy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia