cryptovivipary

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noun

The growth of an embryo to break through the seed coat but not the fruit wall before it splits open

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Meanings

nouncryptovivipary (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe growth of an embryo to break through the seed coat but not the fruit wall before it splits open

Origin

From crypto- + vivipary.

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APA

cryptovivipary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptovivipary

MLA

“cryptovivipary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptovivipary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptovivipary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptovivipary.

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