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autofluorescence |
autofluorescent |
autofocus |
autogamic |
autogamous |
autogamy
| autogeneal
| autogenesis
| autogenetic
| autogenetic drainage
| autogenetic topography
autogamy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun autogamy has 1 sense
- autogamy(n = noun.event) Array - self-fertilization in plants; Array is a kind of self-fertilisation, self-fertilization
Antonym: allogamy
Derived forms adjective autogamic1, adjective autogamous1
CIDE DICTIONARY
autogamy, n. [Auto- + Gr. marriage.].
Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
autogamy, n. Bot. self-fertilization in plants.
Derivative
autogamous adj.
Etymology
AUTO- + Gk -gamia f. gamos marriage
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