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

British Dictionary definitions for cleistogamy

cleistogamy
/ (klaɪˈstɒɡəmɪ) /

noun

self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer Compare chasmogamy

Derived forms of cleistogamy

cleistogamous or cleistogamic (ˌklaɪstəˈɡæmɪk), adjective

Scientific definitions for cleistogamy

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.