Definition of Orthogamy

1. n. Direct fertilization in plants, as when the pollen fertilizing the ovules comes from the stamens of the same blossom; -- opposed to heterogamy.

Medical Definition of Orthogamy

1. Direct fertilization in plants, as when the pollen fertilizing the ovules comes from the stamens of the same blossom; opposed to heterogamy. Origin: Ortho- + Gr. Marriage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orthogamy

orthodoxies
orthodoxly
orthodoxy
Orthodox Catholic Church
Orthodox Church
Orthodox Jew
Orthodox Judaism
orthodox sleep
orthodromic
orthoepic
orthoepically
orthoepies
orthoepist
orthoepists
orthoepy
orthogamy (current term)
orthogeneses
orthogenesis
orthogenesis
orthogenetic
orthogenic
orthogenics
orthoglycaemic glycosuria
orthognathia
orthognathic
orthognathic surgery
orthognathism
orthognathous
orthogon
orthogonal

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