cleistogamous

(klīs täg′ə məs)

adjective

Bot. having small, unopened, self-pollinating flowers, usually in addition to the showier flowers

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

See cleistogamous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Botany

Of or relating to a flower that does not open and is self-pollinated in the bud.

Origin:

Origin: Greek kleistos, closed (from kleiein, to close)

Origin: + -gamous

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