chasmogamic

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• chasmogamic — chas·mo·gam·ic …   English syllables

• chasmogamy —   n. opening of flower for fertilization.    ♦ chasmogamic,    ♦ chasmogamous, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

• chasmogamous — adjective see chasmogamic * * * chasmogamy, n. /kaz mog euh meuhs/, adj. Bot. pertaining to or having pollination occur in a fully opened flower. Cf. cleistogamous. [1955 60] …   Useful english dictionary