autogamy

English

Etymology

auto- + -gamy

Noun

autogamy (countable and uncountable, plural autogamies)

  1. Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.
  2. Sologamy, marriage to oneself.

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