unfertilised
Awaiting sperm arrival
Unfertilised describes an egg or ovum that has not been joined by sperm, and so cannot develop into an embryo.
The eggs sold for eating are unfertilised.
In botany, an unfertilised flower or ovule has not received pollen.
Also spelled unfertilized.
Lacking pollen contact
- seedlessLacking inner kernels
- unseededNot given a position
- ovaryFemale reproductive gland
- pistilSeed-producing flower organ
stigma · ovule · cross-pollination · self-pollination · pollinator · anther · stamen · nectar
Female reproductive cell
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- gameteHaploid reproductive cell
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- ovuleUnfertilized seed structure
embryo · unmated · unbred · virgin · unspawned · nonviable · blastocyst · morula
Unable to produce
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- unfruitfulFailing to produce results
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
- untreatedNot given care
unamended · depleted · sterile · nutrient-poor · unfed · uncomposted · topsoil · yield
unpollinated
Lacking pollen contact
pistil · stigma · ovule · cross-pollination · self-pollination · pollinator · anther · stamen · nectar · floral
ovum
Female reproductive cell
ovule · embryo · unmated · unbred · virgin · unspawned · nonviable · blastocyst · morula · oocyte
barren
Unable to produce
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- unfruitfulFailing to produce results
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
untreated · unamended · depleted · sterile · nutrient-poor · unfed · uncomposted · topsoil · yield · crop
latent
Present but inactive
resting · suspended · potential · undeveloped · unrealized · awaiting · inert · static · idle · germinal
unfertilisedfertilised
Made capable of developing
fertilized · inseminated · impregnated · pollinated · fertile
unfertilisedfertile
Able to reproduce abundantly
viable · developing · germinating · quickened
unfertilisedfertilised
Made capable of developing
fertilized · enriched · manured · treated · amended
fertile, fertility, infertile, infertility, fertiliser, fertilisers, fertilise, fertilised, fertilising