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unfertilized

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unfertilized, unfertilised [ʌnˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪzd]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of an animal, plant, or egg cell) not fertilized an unfertilized ovum
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Adj.1.unfertilized - not having been fertilized; "an unfertilized egg"
infertile, sterile, unfertile - incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple"


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