prefertilization
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prefertilization (comparative more prefertilization, superlative most prefertilization)
- Prior to fertilization
- 2015 October 7, “Host-Parasite Interactions from the Inside: Plant Reproductive Ontogeny Drives Specialization in Parasitic Insects”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Some Megastigmus species target conifer species with ovules at prefertilization stages, others target conifers with ovules that are post-fertilization [16 ].