- geitonogamous
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geitonogamous
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geitonogamous — |gītən|ägəməs adjective : of or relating to geitonogamy * * * geitonogˈamous adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑geitonogamy … Useful english dictionary
geitonogamy — geitonogamous, adj. /guyt n og euh mee/, n. Bot. pollination of a flower by pollen from another flower on the same plant. Cf. xenogamy. [1875 80; < Gk geitono (s. of geíton) neighbor + GAMY] * * * … Universalium
Dichogamy — is the separation in time of gender expression in a hermaphroditic organism, a characteristic of some fishes, gastropods, and most flowering plants. In flowering plants In the context of the flowering plants (angiosperms), there are two forms of… … Wikipedia
Sequential hermaphroditism — (called dichogamy in botany) is a type of hermaphroditism that occurs in many fish, gastropods and plants. Here, the individual is born one sex and changes sex at some point in their life. They can change from a male to female (protandry), or… … Wikipedia
Banksia sessilis — B. sessilis var. cordata Scientific classification … Wikipedia
geitonogamy — [ˌgʌɪtə nɒgəmi] noun Botany the fertilization of a flower by pollen from another flower on the same (or a genetically identical) plant. Compare with xenogamy. Derivatives geitonogamous adjective Origin C19: from Gk geitōn, geitono neighbour +… … English new terms dictionary
geitonogamy — n. pollination of a flower by another on same plant. ♦ geitonogamous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
