autogamy

[ aw-tog-uh-mee ]

noun

1. Botany. pollination of the ovules of a flower by its own pollen; self-fertilization ( allogamy ).
2. Biology. conjugation in an individual organism by division of its nucleus into two parts that in turn reunite to form a zygote.

autogamy

/ ˌɔːtəˈɡæmɪk; ɔːˈtɒɡəmɪ /

noun

1. self-fertilization in flowering plants
2. a type of sexual reproduction, occurring in some protozoans, in which the uniting gametes are derived from the same cell

autogamy

/ ô-tŏg′ə-mē /

1. See self-fertilization
2. The union of nuclei within and arising from a single cell, as in certain protozoans and fungi.

Derived Forms

• auˈtogamous, adjective

Other Words From

• au·toga·mous au·to·gam·ic [aw-toh-, gam, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of autogamy¹

First recorded in 1875–80; auto- ¹ + -gamy

Example Sentences

It appears that this plant has lost the capacity for autogamy; at any rate, if a stigma be pollinated with pollen from the same flower on plants in a garden, no result follows.

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The opposite of allogamy is autogamy, or self-pollination.

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Antonyms: self-indulgence, sensuality, voluptuousness. self-denying, a. self-sacrificing, unselfish, ascetic, abstemious. self-evident, a. axiomatic, obvious. self-examination, n. introspection; autoscopy. self-explanatory, a. obvious. self-fear, n. self-distrust, autophoby. self-fertilization, n. autogamy. self-government, n. self-control; democracy; autonomy.

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