cleis·to·gene
| \ ˈklīstəˌjēn \
variants:
or less commonly clistogene \
" , ˈklis-
\
plural -s
Definition of cleistogene
1
: a plant producing cleistogamous flowers
2
: a cleistogamous flower
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