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xenogamy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xenogamy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination.

Uncountable

noun

Cross-cultural marriage.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “stranger”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). By surface analysis, xeno- + -gamy.

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Frequently Paired Words

xenogamic geitonogamy

Questions

What does xenogamy mean?
The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination.
Where does xenogamy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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