the process of cross-fertilizing; cross-fertilization
Derived forms
allogamous (alˈlogamous) (əˈlɑgəməs)
adjective
Word origin
allo- + -gamy
allogamy in American English
(əˈlɑɡəmi)
noun
cross-fertilization in plants (opposed to autogamy)
Derived forms
allogamous
adjective
Word origin
[1875–80; allo- + -gamy]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fan-tan, knockabout, musical chairs, overdraft, pressure pointallo- is a combining form meaning “other,” used in the formation of compound words (allotrope) and in chemistry to denote the more stable of two geometric isomers. Other wordsthat use the affix allo- include: alloantigen, allometry, allophane, allotype, isallotherm; -gamy is a combining form with the meanings “marriage,” “union,” “fertilization, pollination,”of the kind specified by the initial element (exogamy; plastogamy; allogamy). It also forms nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -gamous (heterogamy)
Examples of 'allogamy' in a sentence
allogamy
All taxa achieve allogamy via food deceit and have only weak pollinator specificity.
Richard M. Bateman, Attila Molnár V., Gábor Sramkó 2017, 'In situ morphometric survey elucidates the evolutionary systematics of the EurasianHimantoglossum clade (Orchidaceae: Orchidinae)', PeerJhttps://peerj.com/articles/2893.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This may be attributed to the high level of allogamy observed in this species.
Konan, NO., Nacoulima, LN., Diouf, FH. 2018, 'AFLP analysis of Genetic Diversity Among Different Jatropha curcas L. Genotypes fromAfrica and Ecuador', Tropiculturahttp://www.tropicultura.org/text/v36n1/11.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This suggests that the species presents a mixed reproductive system with high allogamy and autogamy levels.
Rosa Mª Cordovil Benezar, Luiz Alberto Pessoni 2006, 'Biologia floral e sistema reprodutivo de Byrsonima coccolobifolia (Kunth) em uma savanaamazônica Floral Biology and the reproductive system of Byrsonima coccolobifolia (Kunth)in an amazonian savanna', Acta Amazonicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672006000200005. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)