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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

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