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Xenogamy

Xe-nog′a-my

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Noun.
[Gr.
ξένοσ
strange, foreign +
γάμοσ
marriage.]
(Bot.)
Cross fertilization.

Definition 2024


xenogamy

xenogamy

English

Noun

xenogamy (uncountable)

  1. (botany) The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination.
  2. Cross-cultural marriage.

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