"cleistogamy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”) + -gamy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κλειστός||closed}} Ancient Greek κλειστός (kleistós, “closed”), {{suffix|en||gamy}} + -gamy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cleistogamy (uncountable)
  1. (botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Botany Derived forms: cleistogamic, cleistogamically, cleistogamous, cleistogamously Translations (the production of flowers which do not open, and are self-fertilized in the bud): cleistogamia [feminine] (Galician), cléisteagamacht [feminine] (Irish)

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