allogamy Bot.
(æˈlɒgəmɪ)
[mod. f. Gr. ἄλλος other, different + -γαµία marrying, f. γάµος marriage.]
Cross-fertilization.
| 1879 in Syd. Soc. Lex. 1880 Gray Struct. Bot. vi. §4. 216 Cross fertilization, or Allogamy, the action of the pollen of one flower on the pistil of some other flower of the same species. |