polyembryony

noun

Meaning

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

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Related words

monembryony(English)polycotyledon(English)multiple birth(English)polycyesis(English)monoecy(English)polycotyly(English)multiple fruit(English)polysomia(English)

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