parthenian

parthenian
  a. pertaining to virgin.
   ♦ parthenocarpy, n. bearing of fruit without fertilization.
   ♦ parthenogenesis, n. reproduction without fertilization; virgin birth.
   ♦ parthenoparous, a. bearing offspring without fertilization.

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