cleistogamous

[ klahy-stog-uh-muh s ]
/ klaɪˈstɒg ə məs /

adjective Botany.

pertaining to or having pollination occurring in unopened flowers.
Also cleis·to·gam·ic [klahy-stuh-gam-ik] /ˌklaɪ stəˈgæm ɪk/.
Compare chasmogamous.

Origin of cleistogamous

First recorded in 1880–85; cleisto- + -gamous

OTHER WORDS FROM cleistogamous

cleis·tog·a·mous·ly, cleis·to·gam·i·cal·ly, adverb cleis·tog·a·my, noun non·cleis·to·gam·ic, adjective non·cleis·tog·a·mous, adjective

Words nearby cleistogamous

cleidoic egg, cleisthenes, cleisto-, cleistocarp, cleistocarpous, cleistogamous, cleistogamy, cleistothecium, cleland, clem, clemastine fumarate

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Scientific definitions for cleistogamous

cleistogamous
[ klī-stŏg′ə-məs ]

Of or relating to a flower that does not open and is self-pollinated in the bud. The fertile flowers of the violet are inconspicuous and cleistogamous, while the plant's more familiar showy flowers are usually infertile.