Pronunciation: ' pär-th ə -n ō - ˌ kär-p ē
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek parthenos virgin + karpos fruit ― more at HARVEST
Date: 1911
: the production of fruits without fertilization <bananas set fruit by parthenocarpy and without pollination>
– par · the · no · car · pic \ ˌ pär-th ə -n ō - ' kär-pik \ adjective