Word of the Day

parthenocarpic:

Some “seedless” fruits just have very small seeds, and still require pollination. But completely seedless – or parthenocarpic – fruit like the edited tomato do not require pollination at all. [“Gene editing opens doors to seedless fruit with no need for bees,” Alice Klein, NewScientist (22 April 2017)]

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