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.

Origin of autogamy

First recorded in 1875–80; auto-1 + -gamy

OTHER WORDS FROM autogamy

au·tog·a·mous, au·to·gam·ic [aw-toh-gam-ik] /ˌɔ toʊˈgæm ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby autogamy

autoeroticism, autoerotism, autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome, autoexposure, autofocus, autogamy, autogenesis, autogenetic, autogenic training, autogenous, autogenous vaccine

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British Dictionary definitions for autogamy

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), adjective

Medical definitions for autogamy

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 autogamy

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.