HOMOGAMY

Etymology

Noun

homogamy (uncountable)

(botany) Fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same plant.

(biology) Breeding between similar individuals.

Synonym: inbreeding

Antonym: heterogamy

(sociology) Marriage or other union between similar people, or people of the same sex.

Synonym: Thesaurus:intermarriage

Antonyms: heterogamy, Thesaurus:intermarriage

Source: Wiktionary


Ho*mog"a*my, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The condition of being homogamous.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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