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 (opposed to 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

Derived Forms

• nondichogamous
  adjective
• nondichogamic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of dichogamous

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

Example Sentences

Many hermaphrodite plants are, as first shewn by C. K. Sprengel, dichogamous; that is, their male and female organs are not ready at the same time, so that they cannot be self-fertilised.

From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I 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

The dichogamous genus Saxifraga contains proterandrous and proterogynous species.

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

Sprengel, many hermaphrodite plants are dichogamous; that is, their male and female organs are not ready at the same time, so that they cannot be self-fertilised.

From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles

SPRENGEL, C.K., on dichogamous plants. -on the hollyhock. -on the functions of flowers.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 by Darwin, Charles