PARTHENOCARPY

parthenocarpy

(noun) (botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

parthenocarpy (uncountable)

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

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1 October 2024

CALPAC

(noun) a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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