chalazogamy

chalazogamy
\\ˌkaləˈzägəmē\ noun (-es)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chalaz- (from New Latin chalaza) + -o- + -gamy; probably originally formed as French chalazogamie
: a process of fertilization in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryo sac through the tissue of the chalaza

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chalazogamy /ka-la-zogˈə-mi/ (botany)
noun
The entry of the pollen tube through the chalaza, opp to porogamy
ORIGIN: See ↑chalaza and ↑-gamy
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chalazogamic /kəl-az-ō-gamˈik/ adjective

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  • Chalazogamy — Chal a*zog a*my, n. [Chalaza + gamy, as in polygamy.] (Bot.) A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryosac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle. It was originally discovered… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • porogamy — pōˈrägəmē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary poro + gamy; probably originally formed in German : entrance of the pollen tube in a seed plant through the micropyle compare chalazogamy * * * porogamy /pör or pōr ogˈə mi/… …   Useful english dictionary

  • reproductive system, plant — Introduction       any of the systems, sexual or asexual, by which plants reproduce. In plants, as in animals, the end result of reproduction is the continuation of a given species, and the ability to reproduce is, therefore, rather conservative …   Universalium

  • χαλαζογαμία — η, Ν βοτ. μέθοδος γονιμοποίησης στα σπερματόφυτα κατά την οποία ο γυρεοσωλήνας φθάνει στον σπερματικό πυρήνα όχι μέσω τής μικροπύλης τής σπερμοβλάστης αλλά διά μέσου τού πλακούντα και τής χάλαζας. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. chalazogamy… …   Dictionary of Greek

  • chalazogamic — /kəl az ō gamˈik/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑chalazogamy …   Useful english dictionary

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