Definition of monembryony
1
:the condition of having but a single embryo
2
:production of a single embryo from a single egg
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monembryony
noun
mon·em·bry·o·ny
\
mäˈnembrēənē
,
ˌmänemˈbrīə-
\
variants:
or less commonly
monoembryony
\ˌmänōˈembrēənē, ˌmänōemˈbrīə-\
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Origin and Etymology of monembryony
mon- + embryony
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