autogamy
[ aw-tog-uh-mee ]
/ ɔˈtɒg ə mi /
noun
Botany.
pollination of the ovules of a flower by its own pollen; self-fertilization (opposed to allogamy).
Biology.
conjugation in an individual organism by division of its nucleus into two parts that in turn reunite to form a zygote.
OTHER WORDS FROM autogamy
au·tog·a·mous, au·to·gam·ic [aw-toh-gam-ik] /ˌɔ toʊˈgæm ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby autogamy
British Dictionary definitions for autogamous
autogamy
/ (ɔːˈtɒɡəmɪ) /
noun
self-fertilization in flowering plants
a type of sexual reproduction, occurring in some protozoans, in which the uniting gametes are derived from the same cell
Derived forms of autogamy
autogamous or autogamic (ˌɔːtəˈɡæmɪk), adjectiveMedical definitions for autogamous
autogamy
[ ô-tŏg′ə-mē ]
n.
Self-fertilization in which fission of the cell nucleus occurs without complete cellular division, forming two pronuclei that reunite to form the synkaryon.
Other words from autogamy
au•tog′a•mous adj.Scientific definitions for autogamous
autogamy
[ ô-tŏg′ə-mē ]
See self-fertilization.
The union of nuclei within and arising from a single cell, as in certain protozoans and fungi.