parthenocarpicallyadv.
/ˌpɑːθᵻnə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpɪkli/, U.S. /ˈˌpɑrθənoʊˈkɑrpɪk(ə)li/ Botany.
By or as a result of parthenocarpy.
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parthenocarpically1931
1931 Bot. Gaz. 91 154 The few unpollinated nuts in the controlled experiments which persisted after the 6-week period..may have developed parthenocarpically.
1951 New Biol. 11 72 There is virtually no fertilization in the seedless edible varieties [of banana], the fruits being formed parthenocarpically.
1990 Physiologia Plantarum 79 400 Satsuma fruits naturally set parthenocarpically whereas Clementine mandarins show very little ability to set fruit in the absence of cross-pollination.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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