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geitonogamous

geitonogamous

English

Adjective

geitonogamous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or exhibiting geitonogamy
    • 2015 November 17, “Functional Significance of Labellum Pattern Variation in a Sexually Deceptive Orchid ( Ophrys heldreichii ): Evidence of Individual Signature Learning Effects”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0142971:
      Recent investigations in the Australian sexually deceptive orchid genus Chiloglottis suggest that high levels of outcrossing may help to circumvent the costs, i.e. reduced seed germination and growth, of geitonogamous pollination [81 ].