the production of fruit without fertilisation, either spontaneously or by artificial hormonal induction.

(botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds

Production of fruit without seeds.

In botany and horticulture, parthenocarpy (literally meaning virgin fruit) is the natural or artificially induced production of fruit without fertilization of ovules. The fruit is therefore seedless. Parthenocarpy occasionally occurs as a mutation in nature, but it is usually considered a defect, as the plant can no longer sexually reproduce, but may propagate by asexual means.