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geitonogamy

American  
[gahyt-n-og-uh-mee] / ˌgaɪt nˈɒg ə mi /

noun

Botany.

  1. pollination of a flower by pollen from another flower on the same plant.

geitonogamy British  
/ ˌɡaɪtəˈnɒɡəmɪ /

noun

  1. botany the transfer of pollen to a stigma of a different flower on the same plant

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Origin of geitonogamy

1875–80; < Greek geitono- (stem of geítōn ) neighbor + -gamy

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Has this method, which is spoken of as Geitonogamy, the same influence as crossing with pollen from another plant?

From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)

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