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porogamy

porogamy noun: the property of having the pollen tube in a seed plant enter the ovule by way of the micropyle.

Noun

porogamy (uncountable)

  1. The property of having the pollen tube in a seed plant enter the ovule by way of the micropyle.
    • The subject of Chalazogamy in Casuarina was discussed somewhat in detail, the speaker taking exception to Nawaschin's theory that Chalazogamy is a primitive type of fecundation from which porogamy has been developed.1898, Science, page 918
    • No statistical records are presently available about the plants showing porogamy, chalazogamy or mesogamy, in angiosperms.1973, Parameswaran Krishnan Kutty Nair, Rajendra Kumar Grover, Thomas Meprethu Varghese, Glimpses in Plant Research - Volume 1, page 128

porogamy meaning in Tamil

porogamy in Tamil

நுண்துளை கருவுறல்

Origin of porogamy

From poro- + -gamy.

Questions about porogamy

What does porogamy mean?
Porogamy means the property of having the pollen tube in a seed plant enter the ovule by way of the micropyle.
What is porogamy in Tamil?
Porogamy in Tamil is நுண்துளை கருவுறல். See Porogamy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is porogamy?
Porogamy is a noun.

Words near porogamy in the dictionary

  1. poroelastography
  2. porogam
  3. porogamic
  4. porogamous
  5. porogams
  6. porogamy
  7. porogen
  8. porogenic
  9. porogens
  10. porohyperelastic
  11. porohyperelasticity

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