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autogamous

au·tog·a·my
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [aw-tog-uh-mee]
    • /ɔˈtɒg ə mi/
    • /ɔː.ˈtɒ.ɡə.məs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-tog-uh-mee]
    • /ɔˈtɒg ə mi/

Definitions of autogamous word

  • noun autogamous Botany. pollination of the ovules of a flower by its own pollen; self-fertilization (opposed to allogamy). 1
  • noun autogamous Biology. conjugation in an individual organism by division of its nucleus into two parts that in turn reunite to form a zygote. 1
  • noun autogamous Self-fertilizing. 1

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Origin of autogamous

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; auto-1 + -gamy

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Parts of speech for Autogamous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

autogamous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

autogamous usage trend in Literature

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