chasmogamous
[ kaz-mog-uh-muh s ]
/ kæzˈmɒg ə məs /
adjective Botany.
pertaining to or having pollination occur in a fully opened flower.
Compare
cleistogamous.
Origin of chasmogamous
First recorded in 1955–60
OTHER WORDS FROM chasmogamous
chas·mog·a·my, nounWords nearby chasmogamous
chaser,
chasid,
chasing,
chasles,
chasm,
chasmogamous,
chasmogamy,
chasse gardée,
chassepot,
chasseur,
chassid
Example sentences from the Web for chasmogamous
Almost all these plants, as Darwin pointed out, have also chasmogamous flowers which render cross-fertilisation possible.
Darwin and Modern Science |A.C. Seward and Others