allogamyn.
/əˈlɒɡəmi/, U.S. /əˈlɑɡəmi/, /æˈlɑɡəmi/ Botany.
The fertilization of a flower by pollen from another flower, especially one on a different plant; cross-fertilization.
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cross-fertilization1876
xenogamy1877
allogamy1878
geitonogamy1880
cross-pollination1882
1878 W. Ogle tr. A. Kerner von Marilaun Flowers & their Unbidden Guests ii. 10 Such insects as may carry the pollen from one flower to another, and so bring about allogamy.
1907 F. E. Clements Plant Physiol. & Ecol. v. 127 Self-pollination is also called autogamy, and cross-pollination allogamy. The latter is the rule among plants, though autogamy is a frequent occurrence.
1978 Nature 7 Sept. 54/1 The breeding system of varieties of field bean (Vicia faba minor L.) has long been known to be intermediate between allogamy and autogamy.
2004 G. Tcherkez Flowers iv. 138 The strategies directed toward this mode of pollination are less numerous than those directed toward allogamy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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