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AUTOGAMY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("autogamy" is a kind of...):
self-fertilisation; self-fertilization (fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual)
Antonym:
allogamy (cross-fertilization in plants)
Derivation:
autogamic; autogamous (characterized by or fit for autogamy)