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cleistogamic

Variant of cleistogamous

cleistogamous definition

cleis·toga·mous (klīs täg′ə məs)

adjective

Bot. having small, unopened, self-pollinating flowers, usually in addition to the showier flowers
also cleistogamic cleis′·to·gam′ic (-tə gam′ik)

Etymology: < Gr kleistos, closed (see close) + -gamous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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