Cleistogamy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cleistogamy is a noun meaning (botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
Meaning
(botany) The production of flowers which do not open and are self-fertilized in the bud.
Example Sentences
In a species that produces fruits from self-pollination and from cross-pollination, self-pollinated fruits generally produce many more seeds than fruits produced from cross-pollination. This suggests the likelihood that cleistogamy arose in those species because cross-pollination was not always effective.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clistogamy, cleistogene, chasmogamy, apogamy, cleistothecium, clistogene.
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