1. having or producing multiple embryos from a single fertilized egg or seed
Usage: biological

Examples

• Citrus fruits are often polyembryonic, producing several seedlings from one seed.
• The polyembryonic nature of some pine species helps ensure successful reproduction.
• Researchers studied the polyembryonic development in certain orchid varieties.
• Some insects exhibit polyembryonic reproduction, creating identical offspring.
• The polyembryonic seeds gave rise to multiple genetically identical plants.
• Polyembryonic twinning occurs naturally in armadillos and some other mammals.