parthenocarpy
part·he·no·carpy
noun
1.
(botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds
Origin
From partheno- + -carp + -y.
Related words
Broader terms
WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.