Embryony

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The formation of an embryo; embryogenesis. countable, uncountable

    "Whether flowers were pollinated or not, autonomous egg and antipodal embryonies occurred at nearly equal frequencies and progressed almost synchronously for several days."

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"Whether flowers were pollinated or not, autonomous egg and antipodal embryonies occurred at nearly equal frequencies and progressed almost synchronously for several days."

Etymology

From embryo + -y.

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