dichogamous

American  

[dahy-kog-uh-muhs] / daɪˈkɒg ə məs /

Also dichogamic

adjective

Botany.

1. having the stamens and pistils maturing at different times, thereby preventing self-pollination, as a monoclinous flower (homogamous ).

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dichogamous Scientific  

/ dī-kŏg′ə-məs /

1. Having pistils and stamens that mature at different times, thus promoting cross-pollination rather than self-pollination.

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Other Word Forms

• nondichogamic adjective
• nondichogamous adjective

Etymology

Origin of dichogamous

First recorded in 1855–60; dicho- + -gamous

Example Sentences

Plants in which proterandry or proterogyny occurs are called dichogamous.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

It is probable that different varieties would differ in this respect, as some are only feebly dichogamous.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles

When they are also dichogamous, they are necessarily dioecious in function.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles

It is not rare to find hermaphrodite plants and others with separated sexes within the same genus; and it is common to find some of the species dichogamous and others maturing their sexual elements simultaneously.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles

Hibiscus vesicarius is strongly dichogamous, its pollen being shed before the stigmas are mature.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles