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Webster 1913 Edition
Hercogamous
Her-cog′a-mous
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] a fence + [GREEK] marriage.]
(Bot.)
Not capable of self-fertilization; – said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle forbids autogamy.
Definition 2024
hercogamous
hercogamous
English
Adjective
hercogamous (not comparable)
- (botany) Not capable of self-fertilization; said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle prevents autogamy.