parthenocarpy

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noun

production of (seedless) fruit without fertilization of ovules.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

nounparthenocarpy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyproduction of (seedless) fruit without fertilization of ovules.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 單性結實 /单性结实
  • 單性結實 /单性结实 (dānxìng jiéshí)Translations
French parthénocarpie
  • parthénocarpieTranslations
Greek παρθενοκαρπία
  • παρθενοκαρπία (parthenokarpía)Translations
Japanese 単為結果
  • 単為結果 (tan'i kekka)Translations
Korean 단위결실, 단위결과
  • 단위결실 (danwigyeolsil)Translations
  • 단위결과 (danwigyeolgwa)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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