geitonogamy

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geitonogamy

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From Ancient Greek γείτων (geítōn, “neighbour”, geitono-) + -gamy (“marriage”).

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uncountable Transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of another flower of the same plant.

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@misc{geitonogamy_2026,
  title = {geitonogamy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/geitonogamy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}