polyembryony
[ pol-ee-em-bree-uh-nee, -oh-nee, -em-brahy-uh-nee ]
/ ˌpɒl iˈɛm bri ə ni, -ˌoʊ ni, -ɛmˈbraɪ ə ni /
noun Embryology.
the production of more than one embryo from one egg.
Words nearby polyembryony
polydontia,
polydorus,
polydrug,
polydysplasia,
polyelectrolyte,
polyembryony,
polyendocrine deficiency syndrome,
polyene,
polyenoic acid,
polyergic,
polyester
Example sentences from the Web for polyembryony
Polyembryony is generally associated with the development of cells other than the egg-cell.
Polyembryony: the production of several embryos from a single egg, as in some Chalcids.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for polyembryony
polyembryony
/ (ˌpɒlɪˈɛmbrɪənɪ) /
noun
the production of more than one embryo from a single fertilized egg cell: occurs in certain plants and parasitic hymenopterous insects
Derived forms of polyembryony
polyembryonic (ˌpɒlɪˌɛmbrɪˈɒnɪk), adjectiveMedical definitions for polyembryony
polyembryony
[ pŏl′ē-ĕm′brē-ə-nē, -ĕm-brī′- ]
n.
Development of more than one embryo from a single egg or ovule.
Scientific definitions for polyembryony
polyembryony
[ pŏl′ē-ĕm′brē-ə-nē, -ĕm-brī′- ]
Development from a single fertilized egg cell or, in plants, from a single ovule. In human beings, identical twins are the result of polyembryony. In gymnosperm plants, polyembryony involves the fertilization of more than one egg, though usually only one embryo survives in the ovule.