Polyembryonic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Polyembryonic is an adjective meaning (botany) Polyembryonate.
Meaning
(botany) Polyembryonate.
Example Sentences
Polyembryony is common in mango cultivars that originated and are grown in the moist tropics. In Knight et al. (Chapter 3, this volume), there is a survey of the major polyembryonic and monoembryonic mango cultivars.
However, the phenomenon of sporadic polyembryony might be underreported for many sexual species because, to my knowledge, no one has searched methodically- using suitable genetic markers- for polyembryonic (clonemate) progeny in nature.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include polyembryonate, polyembryonous, monoembryonic, polygamian, polyspermous, polyphyllous.
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