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autogamy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
au-to-gamy
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Sologamy, marriage to oneself.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From auto- + -gamy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

autogamies (plural)

Derived Forms

autogamous hydroautogamy

Questions

What does autogamy mean?
Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.
Where does autogamy come from?
From auto- + -gamy.

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