polyembryonies
/ˌpɑliˌɛmbriˈoʊniz/
noun
- Plural of polyembryony; multiple instances of the development of more than one embryo from a single fertilized egg or seed.
- The study compared polyembryonies in different plant families to find evolutionary patterns.
- The botanist documented several polyembryonies in the mango seeds she examined.
- Polyembryonies are common in certain pine species, leading to clusters of seedlings.