parthenocarpy
noun
par·the·no·car·py ˈpär-thə-nō-ˌkär-pē 
: the production of fruits without fertilization
bananas set fruit by parthenocarpy and without pollination
parthenocarpic
ˌpär-thə-nō-ˈkär-pik
adjective 
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek parthenos virgin + karpos fruit — more at harvest
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above
- Microsporidiida
- microsporocyte
- microsporocytes
- microsporogeneses
- microsporogenesis
- microsporophyll
- microsporophylls
- microsporous
- microsporums
- microstate
- microstates
- microsthene
- Microsthenes
- microsthenic
- microstomatous
- microstome
- microstomi
- microstomous
- microstomuses
- microstomusses
- microstroboses
- microstrobosses
- microstrongyle
- microstructural
- microstructure