chasmogamous

[ kaz-mog-uh-muh s ]

/ kæzˈmɒg ə məs /

adjective Botany.

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

Words nearby chasmogamous

chaser, chasid, chasing, chasles, chasm, chasmogamous, chasmogamy, chasse gardée, chassepot, chasseur, chassid

Compare cleistogamous.

Origin of chasmogamous

First recorded in 1955–60

OTHER WORDS FROM chasmogamous

chas·mog·a·my, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for chasmogamy

chasmogamy

/ (kæzˈmɒɡəmɪ) /

noun

botany the production of flowers that open, so as to expose the reproductive organs and allow cross-pollinationCompare cleistogamy

Derived forms of chasmogamy

chasmogamous, adjective

Word Origin for chasmogamy

C20: from New Latin (flores) chasmogami from Greek khasma chasm + -gamy

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