autogamy

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noun

Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.

Opposite
allogamy
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Meanings

nounautogamy (countable and uncountable, plural autogamies)

plural autogamies

  1. countableuncountableSelf-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.
  2. countableuncountableSologamy, marriage to oneself.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounself-fertilization in plants

Opposite
allogamy
Broader
self-fertilizationself-fertilisation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From auto- + -gamy.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian самоопрашване
  • самоопрашване (samooprašvane)self-fertilization
Catalan autogàmia
  • autogàmiaself-fertilization
Finnish autogamia
  • autogamiaself-fertilization
French autogamie
  • autogamieself-fertilization
German Autogamie, Selbstbefruchtung
  • Autogamieself-fertilization
  • Selbstbefruchtungself-fertilization
Greek αυτογονιμοποίηση
  • αυτογονιμοποίηση (aftogonimopoíisi)self-fertilization
Italian autogamia, autofertilizzazione
  • autogamiaself-fertilization
  • autofertilizzazioneself-fertilization
Polish autogamia, samozapłodnienie
  • autogamiaself-fertilization
  • samozapłodnienieself-fertilization
  • samopylnośćself-fertilization
Romanian autogamie
  • autogamieself-fertilization
Russian автога́мия
  • автога́мия (avtogámija)self-fertilization
Tagalog sarisapunla
  • sarisapunlaself-fertilization
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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