homogamy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/hɒˈmɒɡəmɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hō mog′ə mē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ho•mog•a•my  (hō mog′ə mē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Geneticsthe state of being homogamous.
  2. Geneticsinterbreeding of individuals with like characteristics.
  • homo- + -gamy 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
homogamy / hɒˈmɒɡəmɪ/
  1. a condition in which all the flowers of an inflorescence are either of the same sex or hermaphrodite
    Compare heterogamy3
  2. the maturation of the anthers and stigmas of a flower at the same time, ensuring self-pollination
hoˈmogamous
'homogamy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
heterogamy

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