POLYEMBRYONY

Noun

polyembryony (uncountable)

(botany) The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac.

(biology) The production of two or more embryos from a single fertilized egg.

Source: Wiktionary


Pol`y*em"bry*o*ny, n. Etym: [See Poly-, and Embryo.] (Bot.)

Definition: The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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