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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYEMBRYONY

polyembryony  [ˌpɒlɪˈɛmbrɪənɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYEMBRYONY

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Polyembryony is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLYEMBRYONY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polyembryony

Polyembryony is the phenomenon of two or more embryos developing from a single fertilized egg. Polyembryony occurs regularly in many plants and animals. The nine banded armadillo, for instance, usually gives birth to four identical young. Polyembryony is best known among parasitoid insects of the order Hymenoptera, families Encyrtidae, Dryinidae, Platygasteridae and Braconidae. The term is also used in botany to describe the phenomenon of two seedlings emerging from one seed. In plants, polyembryony often gives rise to the enigma of a single offspring. The mechanism underlying this phenonomenon is programmed cell death which removes all but one embryo. A more striking example of the use of polyembryony as a competitive reproductive tool is found in the parasitoid Hymenoptera family Encyrtidae. The progeny of the splitting embryo develop into at least two forms, those that will develop into adults and those that become a type of soldier, called precocious larvae. These latter larvae patrol the host and kill any other parasitoids they find with the exception of their siblings, usually sisters.

Definition of polyembryony in the English dictionary

The definition of polyembryony in the dictionary is the production of more than one embryo from a single fertilized egg cell: occurs in certain plants and parasitic hymenopterous insects.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYEMBRYONY


Albany
ˈɔːlbənɪ
Alcyone
ælˈsaɪənɪ
amphictyony
æmˈfɪktɪənɪ
Anthony
ˈæntənɪ
balcony
ˈbælkənɪ
briony
ˈbraɪənɪ
Brittany
ˈbrɪtənɪ
bryony
ˈbraɪənɪ
ceremony
ˈsɛrɪmənɪ
colony
ˈkɒlənɪ
company
ˈkʌmpənɪ
ebony
ˈɛbənɪ
Germany
ˈdʒɜːmənɪ
Halcyone
hælˈsaɪənɪ
harmony
ˈhɑːmənɪ
Hermione
hɜːˈmaɪənɪ
Hesione
hɪˈsaɪənɪ
symphony
ˈsɪmfənɪ
testimony
ˈtɛstɪmənɪ
tiffany
ˈtɪfənɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYEMBRYONY

polydemic
polydemonism
Polydeuces
polydipsia
polydipsic
polydisperse
polydispersity
polyelectrolyte
polyembryonate
polyembryonic
polyene
polyenic
polyester
polyestrous
polyethene
polyethylene
polygala
polygalaceous
polygam
polygamic

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYEMBRYONY

agony
Antony
awards ceremony
black bryony
bony
felony
irony
matrimony
mony
ony
opening ceremony
peony
phony
pony
red bryony
saxony
stony
telephony
tony
white bryony

Synonyms and antonyms of polyembryony in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «polyembryony» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYEMBRYONY

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The translations of polyembryony from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polyembryony» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多胎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poliembrionía
570 millions of speakers

English

polyembryony
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Translator English - Hindi

polyembryony
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ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعدد الأجنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полиэмбриония
278 millions of speakers

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poliembrionia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polyembryony
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Translator English - French

polyembryonie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Poliamina
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Translator English - German

Polyembryonie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

polyembryony
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

polyembryony
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polyembryony
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polyembryony
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

polyembryony
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बहुभुज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

poliembriyoni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poliembrionia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polyembryony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поліембріонія
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Translator English - Romanian

polyembryony
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πολυεμβρυονία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polyembryony
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polyembryony
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polyembryony
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polyembryony

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYEMBRYONY»

The term «polyembryony» is used very little and occupies the 171.412 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYEMBRYONY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «polyembryony» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «polyembryony» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polyembryony

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYEMBRYONY»

Discover the use of polyembryony in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polyembryony and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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University Botany- Iii : (Plant Taxonomy, Plant Embryology, ...
Different opinions were put farward by embryologists to explain polyembryony in various ways. Haberlandt (1922) proposed the "necrohormone theory". According to him the degenerating nucellar cells may produce stimulating substances ...
S.M. Reddy, 2004
2
Competition Science Vision
Polyembryony It is defined as the development of more than one embryos in the same seed; quite common in citrus and pinus. Polyembryony was first discovered by Leeuwen- hoek in 1719 in Citrus. There are many methods by which it arises ...
3
Physiology of Woody Plants
In pines, fertilization occurs approximately 13 months after pollination (Konar and Oberoi, 1969). Polyembryony The presence of more than one embryo is a common feature of the Pinaceae. Two types of polyembryony occur in gymnosperms: ...
Stephen G. Pallardy, 2010
4
Conifer Reproductive Biology
Table 7.2 Four polyembryony patterns for conifers and other gymnosperms Polyembryony patterns Simple (S) and Cleavage (C) polyembrony Simple polyembryony (S) Cleavage polyembryony (C) No polyembryony (NP) Examples Cedrus, ...
Claire G. Williams, 2009
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Apomixis in Plants
Polyembryony, Somatic Embryogenesis, and Adventitious Embryony As mentioned earlier, adventitious embryony is a sporophytic mode of agamospermy, with similarities to vegetative reproduction. "Somatic embryo formation" in vitro, ...
Sven Asker, Lenn Jerling, 1992
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In Vitro Embryogenesis in Plants
Although polyembryony may include (1) embryos produced by various types of apomixis, (2) embryos produced by cells other than the egg cell, and (3) plural embryos resulting from multiple embryo sacs in an ovule, it is customary to refer to a ...
Trevor A. Thorpe, 1995
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Parasites and Pathogens: Effects On Host Hormones and Behavior
that have combined haplodiploidy with a clonal form of development called polyembryony. Each egg laid by a polyembryonic wasp divides to produce a brood of genetically identical siblings that feed together inside the host. More unusual still ...
N.E. Beckage, 1997
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Plant Reproductive Ecology : Patterns and Strategies: ...
Polyembryony involves the production of more than one embryo per seed, and Willson and Burley review three kinds. Simple polyembryony (SPE) is the presence in each female gametophyte of more than one egg and the potential for each ...
Jon and Lesley Lovett-Doust Professor of Biology the University of Windsor, 1988
9
In Vitro Culture of Higher Plants
In Vitro Culture of Higher Plants presents an up-to-date and wide-ranging account of the techniques and applications, and has primarily been written in response to practical problems.
R.L.M Pierik, 1999
10
Plant Anatomy and Embryology
Maheshwari (1950) defined polyembryony as the occurrence of more than one embryo in a seed. Since, the additional embryos generally degenerate in the course of seed development, the development of more than one embryo is frequently ...
S. N. Pandey, Ajanta Chadha, 1996

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYEMBRYONY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polyembryony is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lifeform of the week: Armadillos
The phenomenon is called obligate polyembryony (meaning it's the rule rather than the exception, unlike the fluky twinning seen in mammal ... «EarthSky, Feb 15»
2
Gardening: Salt can build up in irrigated soil
Polyembryony is not a common trait among fruit trees but sometimes occur in mango and citrus and then only in certain cultivars. Remove the ... «The News-Press, Sep 14»
3
'Atoaa' is Ashanti plum (Spondias mombin)
The phenomenon whereby a single seed produces two or more seedlings is termed polyembryony. Thus, Spondias mombin produces ... «GhanaWeb, Jun 14»
4
World Cup Mascot: Explaining the Armadillo
Scientists call this obligate polyembryony. Whether it's four, twelve, or some other number, every armadillo litter is made up of genetically ... «NatGeo News Watch, Jun 14»
5
Wasp cuts bee in half.
Their method of efficiency is that they will lay one egg on the back of a caterpillar, and through the process of polyembryony, the egg multiplies ... «YouTube, Aug 13»
6
Desarrollo de un nuevo germoplasma en la mejora genética del …
A cytogenetic study of polyembryony in Asparagus officinalis L. Am J Bot 32: 560-569. - Thévenin L (1968). Les Problèmes d' amélioration chez ... «Interempresas, Jul 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Polyembryony [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/polyembryony>. Apr 2024 ».
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