noun
also clis·tog·a·my ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷mē
( -es )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cleist- + -gamy; originally formed as German kleist gamismus
: the production (as in violets and pansies) of small inconspicuous nonopening self-pollinating flowers additional to and often bearing more seeds than the showier type — compare chasmogamy