autogamy

(ô tägə mē)

noun

  1. self-fertilization, as in a flower receiving pollen from its own stamens
  2. internal self-fertilization in algae, fungi, protozoans, etc. by the fusion of gametes or nuclei within the same individual

Origin: auto- + -gamy

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See autogamy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Botany Self-fertilization in plants.
  2. Biology The union of nuclei within and arising from a single cell, as in certain protozoans and fungi.

Related Forms:

  • auˌto·gamˈic (ôˌtō-gămˈĭk), au·togˈa·mous adjective

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