homogamous

American  

[hoh-mog-uh-muhs] / hoʊˈmɒg ə məs /

adjective

1. Botany.

   1. having flowers or florets that do not differ sexually (opposed to heterogamous).

   2. having the stamens and pistils maturing simultaneously (opposed to dichogamous).

2. Biology. pertaining to the interbreeding of individuals with like characteristics.

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Etymology

Origin of homogamous

First recorded in 1835–45; homo- + -gamous

Example Sentences

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homogamous

Again, although we don’t have any real data to go on, this should hold true for homogamous atheist couples, too.

From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2011

That humans tend to be homogamous creatures—orienting romantically and sexually toward prospective partners who resemble us physically—is well-established in social psychology.

From Scientific American ● May 31, 2011

For, as far as homogamous breeding is concerned, it can matter nothing whether the exclusion of the dissimilar individuals is effected by separation or by death.

From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection by Romanes, George John

When the head contains two sorts of flowers it is said to be heterogamous; when only one sort, homogamous.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Then, of course, opportunity will be furnished for divergent transformation in space—and this in as many different lines as there are now different homogamous groups.

From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection by Romanes, George John