exogamy
noun
- the custom, often inviolable, of marrying only outside one's own clan, tribe, etc.; outbreeding
- Bot. cross-pollination
See exogamy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĕk-sŏgˈə-mē)
noun- The custom of marrying outside the tribe, family, clan, or other social unit.
- Biology The fusion of two gametes that are not closely related.
Related Forms:
- exˌo·gamˈic (ĕkˌsə-gămˈĭk), ex·ogˈa·mous (ĕk-sŏgˈə-məs) adjective
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