See Also: parthenocarpy(medicine)
parthenocarpy(dictionary)

parthenocarpy (iou)



parthenocarpy noun. E20.
[German Parthenocarpie, formed as PARTHENO- + Greek karpos fruit + -Y3.]
Botany. The development of a fruit without prior fertilization.
partheno'carpic adjective (of a fruit) produced without prior fertilization E20.
partheno'carpically adverb M20.