adosculation

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noun

impregnation by external contact, without intromission

“in plants, adosculaton is when pollen falling on pistils.”

OriginLatin adosculari →
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Meanings

nounadosculation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyimpregnation by external contact, without intromission

    in plants, adosculaton is when pollen falling on pistils.

Origin

  1. Latinadosculari
  2. Englishadosculation

From Latin adosculari, adosculatum (“to kiss”). See osculate.

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APA

adosculation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adosculation

MLA

“adosculation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adosculation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adosculation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adosculation.

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