ALLOGAMY

allogamy

(noun) cross-fertilization in plants

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

allogamy (uncountable)

(biology) The fertilization of an ovum from one individual with the spermatozoa of another; cross-fertilization

Source: Wiktionary


Al*log"a*my n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: Fertilization of the pistil of a plant by pollen from another of the same species; cross-fertilization.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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