stenospermocarpy

noun

steno·​sper·​mo·​car·​py

ˌstenəˈspərməˌkärpē

plural -es

: the production of abortive incompletely developed seeds (as in a seedless grape) with normal development of the berry compare parthenocarpy

Word History

Etymology

sten- + sperm- + -carpy

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