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xenogamy

xenogamy noun: the transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination.

Noun

xenogamy (uncountable)

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

xenogamy meaning in Tamil

xenogamy in Tamil

அதிதிப்புணர்ச்சி

Origin of xenogamy

From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “stranger”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). By surface analysis, xeno- + -gamy.

Questions about xenogamy

What does xenogamy mean?
Xenogamy means the transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination.
What is xenogamy in Tamil?
Xenogamy in Tamil is அதிதிப்புணர்ச்சி. See Xenogamy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is xenogamy?
Xenogamy is a noun.

Words near xenogamy in the dictionary

  1. xenofobes
  2. xenofobia
  3. xenofree
  4. xenogamic
  5. xenogamous
  6. xenogamy
  7. xenogender
  8. xenogenders
  9. xenogeneic
  10. xenogeneically
  11. xenogeneous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: xenogamy (page history and authors); xenogamy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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