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Dichogamy

Di-chog′a-my

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] in two, asunder + [GREEK] marriage.]
(Bot.)
The condition of certain species of plants, in which the stamens and pistil do not mature simultaneously, so that these plants can never fertilize themselves.

Definition 2024


dichogamy

dichogamy

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Noun

dichogamy (uncountable)

  1. (biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.

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  • sequential hermaphrodism

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