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stenospermocarpy

noun
steno·sper·mo·car·py | \ˌstenəˈspərməˌkärpē\
plural -es

Definition of stenospermocarpy 

: the production of abortive incompletely developed seeds (as in a seedless grape) with normal development of the berry — compare parthenocarpy

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History and Etymology for stenospermocarpy

sten- + sperm- + -carpy

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