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endogamy Definition

en·doga·my (en däg′ə mē)

noun

  1. the custom of marrying only within one's own group, as a clan, tribe, etc.; inbreeding
  2. self-pollination among flowers of the same plant

Etymology: endo- + -gamy

endogamy Related Forms
en·dog′a·mous adjective or en′do·gam′·icen′dō gam′ik