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autogamy
CIDE DICTIONARY
autogamy, n. [Auto- + Gr. marriage.].
Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
autogamy, n. Bot. self-fertilization in plants.
Derivative
autogamous adj.
Etymology
AUTO- + Gk -gamia f. gamos marriage
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