Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cleistogamy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cleis-togamy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In a species that produces fruits from self-pollination and from cross-pollination, self-pollinated fruits generally produce many more seeds than fruits produced from cross-pollination. This suggests the likelihood that cleistogamy arose in those species because cross-pollination was not always effective."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”) + -gamy.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κλειστός
Suffix: gamy

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

cleistogamic cleistogamically cleistogamous cleistogamously

Frequently Paired Words

cleistothecium cleistopholine

Questions

What does cleistogamy mean?: The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
Where does cleistogamy come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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