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orthogamy

orthogamy noun: fertilization of the ovules of a plant by pollen from the same plant.

Noun

orthogamy (uncountable)

  1. fertilization of the ovules of a plant by pollen from the same plant

Origin of orthogamy

From ortho- + -gamy.

Questions about orthogamy

What does orthogamy mean?
Orthogamy means fertilization of the ovules of a plant by pollen from the same plant.
What part of speech is orthogamy?
Orthogamy is a noun.

Words near orthogamy in the dictionary

  1. orthofluvial
  2. orthoform
  3. orthoformate
  4. orthoformates
  5. orthogamous
  6. orthogamy
  7. orthogastropod
  8. orthogeneses
  9. orthogenesis
  10. orthogenetic
  11. orthogenetical

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