ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Clistogamy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Clistogamy is a noun meaning Alternative form of cleistogamy.

Meaning

Alternative form of cleistogamy.

Example Sentences

The stamens do not dehisce until after the flower has opened, nor does the stigma come in contact with the tip of the anther in the bud ; thus, clistogamy would be out of the question.
Accessions having multiple branching panicles, compound panicles, terminal panicles, pink coloured tillers, narrow leaves, and clones characterized with asexuality, female sterility and clistogamy are a few of the variants noticed in the germplasm maintained at various centres.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cleistogamy, chasmogamy, cleistogene, clistogene, hercogamy, geitonogamy.

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