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cryptovivipary

cryptovivipary noun: the growth of an embryo to break through the seed coat but not the fruit wall before it splits open.

Noun

cryptovivipary (uncountable)

  1. The growth of an embryo to break through the seed coat but not the fruit wall before it splits open

Origin of cryptovivipary

From crypto- + vivipary.

Questions about cryptovivipary

What does cryptovivipary mean?
Cryptovivipary means the growth of an embryo to break through the seed coat but not the fruit wall before it splits open.
What part of speech is cryptovivipary?
Cryptovivipary is a noun.

Words near cryptovivipary in the dictionary

  1. cryptovirological
  2. cryptovirology
  3. cryptovirus
  4. cryptoviruses
  5. cryptoviviparous
  6. cryptovivipary
  7. cryptowallet
  8. cryptowallets
  9. cryptowealthy
  10. cryptowinter
  11. cryptowinters

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