キセニア

noun

xenia

Biological term referring to the effect of pollen on the appearance or characteristics of the endosperm or embryo in plants, or more broadly the direct influence of pollen on the maternal tissue. Used in botany and genetics.

• キセニアは、花か粉ふんが胚はい乳にゅうの形けい質しつに直ちょく接せつ影えい響きょうを与あたえる現げん象しょうを指さす。

  Xenia refers to the phenomenon where pollen directly affects the traits of the endosperm.