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dichogamy
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di·chog·a·mous  (d-kg-ms)
adj.
Having pistils and stamens that mature at different times, thus promoting cross-pollination rather than self-pollination.
di·choga·my (-m) n.
dichogamy [daɪˈkɒgəmɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the maturation of male and female parts of a flower at different times, preventing automatic self-pollination Compare homogamy [2]
dichogamous , dichogamic [ˌdaɪkəʊˈgæmɪk] adj
dichogamy
the condition, in some flowering plants, in which the pistils and stamens mature at different times, thus preventing self-pollination. — dichogamous, adj.
See also: Flowers, Plants
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