EXOGAMOUS

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Meaning:

Pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe

Synonyms:

exogamic; exogamous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Also:

outbred (bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes)

Domain category:

anthropology (the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings)

Antonym:

endogamous (pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe)

Derivation:

exogamy (marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law)

Meaning:

Characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related

Synonyms:

exogamic; exogamous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Antonym:

autogamous (characterized by or fit for autogamy)

endogamous (characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind)