polyembryo noun2 •One of a set of genetically identical embryos that develop from a single fertilized egg.Mitochondria, like the phospholipids, have been investigated when the polyembryo of Ageniaspis had the form of a tube (string). — 1964 •A single seed that contains multiple embryos.But sour and swee oranges have a number of characters in common -- small-panicled inflorescences, tight peel, whitish polyembryo, etc. — 1932 formspolyembryos