This glossary definition is part of the Purdue Arboretum learning resource database, providing educational information on campus flora, morphology, and botanical terminology.
Parthenocarpic
Producing fruits without fertilization. This feature is connected to how seeds are protected, nourished, or moved away from the parent plant.
Did you know?
Seedless bananas and many seedless grapes are parthenocarpic fruits that develop without fertile seeds.
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