- chalazogamic
- chalazogamic /kəl-az-ō-gamˈik/ adjective• • •Main Entry: ↑chalazogamy
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Chalazogamic — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … Useful english dictionary
