autogamy

Definitions of autogamy
  1. noun
    self-fertilization in plants
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    antonyms:
    allogamy
    cross-fertilization in plants
    type of:
    self-fertilisation, self-fertilization
    fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
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