CLEISTOGAMY


Meaning of CLEISTOGAMY in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.