cleistogamy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.

Word forms

cleistogamy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”) + -gamy.

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