autogamous

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adjective

self-fertilizing

“autogamous species”

Similar
autogamicself-fertilizedself-fertilisedself-pollinated
Opposite
endogamousexogamous
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Meanings

adjectiveautogamous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableself-fertilizing

    autogamous species

    1 more example

    autogamous fertilization

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecharacterized by or fit for autogamy

Similar
autogamicself-fertilizedself-fertilisedself-pollinated
Opposite
endogamousexogamous
Also see
autogamic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From auto- + -gamous.

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Cite this entry
APA

autogamous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autogamous

MLA

“autogamous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autogamous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autogamous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autogamous.

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