unfertilized

Lacking sperm contribution

Unfertilized describes an egg or ovum that has not been joined by sperm, or soil or land that has not received fertilizer.

An unfertilized chicken egg can be eaten but won't develop into a chick.

The unfertilized field produced a poor harvest.

reproductive

egg

Reproductive cell in shell

  • ovumFemale reproductive cell
  • ovaFemale reproductive cells
  • gameteHaploid reproductive cell

oocyte · ovule · spawn · germ cell · follicle · ovulation · menstruation · ovarian · cycle · hormonal

sterile

nonviable

Incapable of succeeding

empty · inert · dormant · latent · undeveloped · immature · quiescent

botanical

seed

Embryonic plant capsule

  • pollenFloral reproductive grains
  • sporeAsexual reproductive cell
  • ovuleUnfertilized seed structure

unpollinated · seedless · self-pollination · cross-pollination · pistil · stamen · anther · megaspore · gametophyte · flower

agricultural

soil

Ground matter for planting

untreated · uncomposted · depleted · nutrient-poor · arid · unamended · uncultivated · unproductive

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fertilization status

unfertilizedfertilized

Made capable of developing

inseminated · impregnated · conceived · pollinated · germinated

reproductive viability

unfertilizedfertile

Able to reproduce abundantly

viable · developing · embryonic · quickened

developmental potential

unfertilizedfertile

Able to reproduce abundantly

viable · fecund · productive · generative

Family

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