cleistogamy
cleistogamy noun: the production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
Noun
cleistogamy (uncountable)
- The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
- In a species that produces fruits from self-pollination and from cross-pollination, self-pollinated fruits generally produce many more seeds than fruits produced from cross-pollination. This suggests the likelihood that cleistogamy arose in those species because cross-pollination was not always...2001, Richard Dwight Porcher, Douglas Alan Rayner, A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina, University of South Carolina, page 47
cleistogamy meaning in Tamil
cleistogamy in Tamil
- அலராநிலைப்புணர்ச்சி, ரகசிய மகரந்தச் சேர்க்கை, கூம்புநிலைப்புணர்ச்சி
Origin of cleistogamy
From Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”) + -gamy.
Words formed from cleistogamy
Questions about cleistogamy
- What does cleistogamy mean?
- Cleistogamy means the production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
- What is cleistogamy in Tamil?
- Cleistogamy in Tamil is அலராநிலைப்புணர்ச்சி, ரகசிய மகரந்தச் சேர்க்கை, கூம்புநிலைப்புணர்ச்சி. See Cleistogamy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cleistogamy?
- Cleistogamy is a noun.
Words near cleistogamy in the dictionary
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