noun
- the development of fruit without fertilization of the ovules
Usage: botanical
Examples
- Parthenocarpy allows certain plants to produce seedless fruits.
- Bananas exhibit parthenocarpy, which is why commercial varieties are seedless.
- The greenhouse tomatoes developed through parthenocarpy due to poor pollination conditions.
- Scientists study parthenocarpy to understand how fruits form without seeds.
- Parthenocarpy can occur naturally or be induced artificially in fruit production.
- Seedless grapes are often the result of parthenocarpy.