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cleistogamy definition

cleis·toga·my (-mē)

noun

Bot. self-pollination of certain unopened flowers

Etymology: < Gr kleistos (see cleistogamous) + -gamy

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