Apomixis vs. Parthenocarpy

Apomixisnoun

(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization.

Apomixisnoun

(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes.

Apomixisnoun

(zoology) Animal reproduction in which the egg cell does not undergo meiosis or fertilization.

Apomixisnoun

any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization

Apomixis

In botany, apomixis is asexual reproduction without fertilization. Its etymology is Greek for + .

Parthenocarpynoun

(botany) production of (seedless) fruit without fertilization of ovules.

Parthenocarpynoun

(botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds

Parthenocarpy

In botany and horticulture, parthenocarpy is the natural or artificially induced production of fruit without fertilisation of ovules, which makes the fruit seedless. Stenospermocarpy may also produce apparently seedless fruit, but the seeds are actually aborted while they are still small.