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au·tog·a·my
 autogamy
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- pronunciation:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
in botany, self-fertilization, as of a flower with its own pollen.
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in biology, self-fertilization by the reuniting of two nuclei that originated in the splitting of a single nucleus, as in certain protozoa, algae, and fungi.
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| derivations: |
autogamic (adj.), autogamous (adj.) |
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