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, noun

Words nearby chasmogamous

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