parthenocarpy noun.
['pɑ:Ɵɪnǝkɑ:pi] 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. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲