cleistogamous
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adjective \klī-ˈstä-gə-məs\Definition of CLEISTOGAMOUS
: characterized by or being small inconspicuous closed self-pollinating flowers additional to and often more fruitful than showier ones on the same plant <violets are cleistogamous>
— cleis·tog·a·mous·ly \klī-ˈstä-gə-məs-lē\ adverb
— cleis·tog·a·my \-ˈstä-gə-mē\ noun
Variants of CLEISTOGAMOUS
cleis·tog·a·mous also cleis·to·gam·ic \ˌklī-stə-ˈga-mik\
Origin of CLEISTOGAMOUS
Greek kleistos closed (from kleiein to close) + International Scientific Vocabulary -gamous — more at clavicle
First Known Use: 1874
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