monembryony

noun

mon·​em·​bry·​o·​ny

mäˈnembrēənē,

ˌmänemˈbrīə-

variants or less commonly monoembryony

ˌmänōˈembrēənē,

ˌmänōemˈbrīə-

1

: the condition of having but a single embryo

2

: production of a single embryo from a single egg

Word History

Etymology

mon- + embryony

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