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chasmogamous

American  
[kaz-mog-uh-muhs] / kæzˈmɒg ə məs /

adjective

Botany.
  1. pertaining to or having pollination occur in a fully opened flower.


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Etymology

Origin of chasmogamous

First recorded in 1955–60

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His view that cleistogamous flowers are derived from originally chasmogamous flowers has been confirmed by more recent researches.

From Darwin and Modern Science by A. C. (Albert Charles) Seward

Almost all these plants, as Darwin pointed out, have also chasmogamous flowers which render cross-fertilisation possible.

From Darwin and Modern Science by A. C. (Albert Charles) Seward

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