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geitonogamous

geitonogamous adjective: relating to or exhibiting geitonogamy.

Adjective

geitonogamous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or exhibiting geitonogamy
    • Recent investigations in the Australian sexually deceptive orchid genus Chiloglottis suggest that high levels of outcrossing may help to circumvent the costs, i.e. reduced seed germination and growth, of geitonogamous pollination [81 ].2015 November 17, “Functional Significance of Labellum Pattern Variation in a Sexually Deceptive Orchid ( Ophrys heldreichii ): Evidence of Individual Signature Learning Effects”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about geitonogamous

What does geitonogamous mean?
Geitonogamous means relating to or exhibiting geitonogamy.
What part of speech is geitonogamous?
Geitonogamous is an adjective.

Words near geitonogamous in the dictionary

  1. geissolosimine
  2. geissoschizine
  3. geissospermine
  4. geist
  5. geists
  6. geitonogamous
  7. geitonogamy
  8. geitost
  9. gejang
  10. Gejeian
  11. Gejeians

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