monembryony
(mɒˈnɛmbrɪənɪ)
Also mono-.
[f. mono- + embryon + -y.]
The condition of producing but one embryo. Hence monembryˈonic a., having a single embryo.
| 1849 Balfour Man. Bot. §586 In general, one embryo is produced [in fertilization], constituting what is denominated monembryony. 1879 Stormonth Man. Sci. Terms, Monembrionic. |