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cleistogamous
[ klahy-stog-uh-muhs ]
/ klaɪˈstɒg ə məs /
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adjective Botany.
pertaining to or having pollination occurring in unopened flowers.
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Also cleis·to·gam·ic [klahy-stuh-gam-ik]. /ˌklaɪ stəˈgæm ɪk/.
Compare chasmogamous.
OTHER WORDS FROM cleistogamous
cleis·tog·a·mous·ly, cleis·to·gam·i·cal·ly, adverbcleis·tog·a·my, nounnon·cleis·to·gam·ic, adjectivenon·cleis·tog·a·mous, adjectiveWords nearby cleistogamous
cleidoic egg, Cleisthenes, cleisto-, cleistocarp, cleistocarpous, cleistogamous, cleistogamy, cleistothecium, Cleland, clem, clemastine fumarate
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Scientific definitions for cleistogamous
cleistogamous
[ klī-stŏg′ə-məs ]
Of or relating to a flower that does not open and is self-pollinated in the bud. The fertile flowers of the violet are inconspicuous and cleistogamous, while the plant's more familiar showy flowers are usually infertile.
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