allogamy

Noun

Meaning

Fertilization of the pistil of a plant by pollen from another of the same species; cross-fertilization.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fertilization pollination self-fertilization cross-fertilization fertilisation cross-pollination outcrossing

Antonyms

autogamy

Hypernyms

cross-fertilization cross-fertilisation

Related terms

allogamous allogamic

Examples

Allogamy main Allogamy is the fertilization of an ovum from one individual with the spermatozoa of another. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

allogamic allogamous allogamously allogeneic allogeneic tropism allogeneically