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Meaning of AUTOGAMY

Pronunciation:  o'tâgumee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  self-fertilization in plants
 
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 Antonyms: allogamy
 
 See Also: self-fertilisation, self-fertilization

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Au*tog"a*my\, n. [Auto- + Gr. ? marriage.] (Bot.)
Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from
the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Self-fertilization, pollination of a flower by its own pollen.
 

 

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