dichogamy

American  

[dahy-kog-uh-mee] / daɪˈkɒg ə mi /

noun

1. a dichogamous condition.

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dichogamy British  

/ ˌdaɪkəʊˈɡæmɪk, daɪˈkɒɡəmɪ /

noun

1. the maturation of male and female parts of a flower at different times, preventing automatic self-pollination Compare homogamy

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Other Word Forms

• dichogamous adjective
• nondichogamy noun

Etymology

Origin of dichogamy

From the German word Dichogamie, dating back to 1860–65. See dicho-, -gamy

Example Sentences

Dichogamy, dī-kog′a-mi, n. an arrangement for preventing the self-fertilisation of hermaphrodite flowers, the stamens and stigmas ripening at different times.—adj.

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Dichogamy, in flowers, the condition in which anthers and stigmas ripen at different times, whereby self-pollination is effectually prevented.

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It is comparatively rare in hermaphrodite flowers for self-fertilization to occur, and the various forms of dichogamy, dimorphism and trimorphism are fitted to prevent this.

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Moreover, there are two arrangements for cross fertilization common to hermaphrodite flowers in various different families of plants, which have received special names, Dichogamy and Heterogony.

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Dichogamy is the commoner case.

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