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.

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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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Other Word Forms

• geitonogamous adjective

Etymology

Origin of geitonogamy

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

Example Sentences

The terms xenogamy, geitonogamy, and autogamy were first suggested by Kerner in 1876; their definition will be found at page 9 of Ogle's translation of Kerner's "Flowers and their Unbidden Guests," 1878.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

On the whole, however, the results of geitonogamy show that the favourable effects of cross-fertilisation do not depend simply on the fact that the pollen of one flower is conveyed to the stigma of another.

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

We may describe the objections which are based on the widespread occurrence of self-fertilisation and geitonogamy as of little importance.

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