polyembryo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A single seed that contains multiple embryos.
  2. One of a set of genetically identical embryos that develop from a single fertilized egg.

Word forms

polyembryo polyembryos

Etymology

From poly- + embryo.

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