Polyembryo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polyembryo is a noun meaning (botany) A single seed that contains multiple embryos.
Meaning
(botany) A single seed that contains multiple embryos.
More Meanings
- (biology) One of a set of genetically identical embryos that develop from a single fertilized egg.
Example Sentences
Mitochondria, like the phospholipids, have been investigated when the polyembryo of Ageniaspis had the form of a tube (string).
A complicating feature of conifers, when estimating the number of lethals, is that polyembryos are common during seed development.
But sour and swee oranges have a number of characters in common -- small-panicled inflorescences, tight peel, whitish polyembryo, etc.
Furthermore, in certain species having polyembryos development (e.g., armadillo), all the embryos that have develope from a single fertilized egg are of the same sex.
Word Forms
- polyembryos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include monoembryony, embryo, proembryo, polysperm, seed, pseudembryo.
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