Look up: parthenocarpy

1. Parthenocarpy
   The development of the fleshy part of a fruit without fertilisation of the contained seed.
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2. parthenocarpy
   the development of fruit without fertilisation,as in the banana Category: Botany and zoology
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3. parthenocarpy
   Fruit formation without fertilization. Occurs spontaneously in some plants, eg. banana, and in other plants can be induced by application of auxin. Results in seedless fruits.
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4. parthenocarpy
   <botany> Fruit formation without fertilization. Occurs spontaneously in some plants, for example banana and in other plants can be induced by application of auxin. Results in seedless fruits. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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5. parthenocarpy
   noun (botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds
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6. parthenocarpy
   development of fruit without fertilization. The fruit resembles a normally produced fruit but is seedless. Varieties of the pineapple, banana, ... [3 related articles]
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7. parthenocarpy
   parthenocarpy, parthenocarpic, parthenocarpically 1. The development of fruit without seeds, typically resulting from a lack of fertilization. 2. The development of a fruit without fertilization having taken place in the plant producing it.
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8. parthenocarpy
   In botany, the formation of fruits without seeds. This phenomenon, of no obvious benefit to the plant, occurs naturally in some plants, such as bananas. It can also be induced in some fruit crops, either by breeding or by applying certain plant hormones
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9. Parthenocarpy
   In botany and horticulture, `parthenocarpy` (literally meaning virgin fruit) is the natural or artificially induced production of fruit without fertilization of ovules. The fruit is therefore seedless. Stenospermocarpy may also produce apparently seedless fruit, but the seeds are actually aborted wh...
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