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Webster 1913 Edition


orthogamy

or-thog′a-my

,
Noun.
[
Ortho-
+ Gr. [GREEK] marriage.]
(Bot.)
Direct fertilization in plants, as when the pollen fertilizing the ovules comes from the stamens of the same blossom; – opposed to
heterogamy
.

Definition 2024


orthogamy

orthogamy

English

Noun

orthogamy (uncountable)

  1. (botany) fertilization of the ovules of a plant by pollen from the same plant