cleis|tog|a|my

cleis|tog|a|my
cleis|tog|a|my «klys TOG uh mee», noun.
the condition of having small flowers that do not open, but are pollinated from their own anthers in addition to the normal, larger, brightly colored flowers, as in the violet.
[< Greek kleistós closed + English -gamy]

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  • cleis|tog|a|mous — «klys TOG uh muhs», adjective. having small, self pollinating flowers that do not open, in addition to regular flowers: »The violet is a cleistogamous plant …   Useful english dictionary

  • cleis — cleis·to·carp; cleis·to·car·pous; cleis·to·gam·ic; cleis·tog·a·mous; cleis·tog·a·my; cleis·to·gene; cleis·tog·e·nous; cleis·to·the·ci·um; hy·dro·cleis; cleis·to·gam·i·cal·ly; cleis·tog·a·mous·ly; …   English syllables

  • tog — aero·pho·tog·ra·phy; ag·ros·tog·ra·pher; ag·ros·tog·ra·phy; aor·tog·ra·phy; aso·ma·tog·no·sia; as·tog·e·ny; au·tog·a·mous; au·tog·a·my; au·tog·e·ny; au·tog·no·sis; au·tog·nos·tic; au·tog·ra·pher; au·tog·ra·phy; blas·tog·e·ny; bo·tog·e·nin;… …   English syllables

  • cleistogamy — cleis·tog·a·my …   English syllables

  • cleistogamous — cleis•tog•a•mous [[t]klaɪˈstɒg ə məs[/t]] also cleis•to•gam•ic [[t]ˌklaɪ stəˈgæm ɪk[/t]] adj. bot pertaining to or having pollination occurring in unopened flowers • Etymology: 1880–85; < Gkkleistó(s)closed, v. adj. ofkleíeinto close, bar +… …   From formal English to slang

  • cleistogamous — cleis·tog·a·mous …   English syllables

  • cleistogamously — cleis·tog·a·mous·ly …   English syllables

  • cleistogenous — cleis·tog·e·nous …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • mous — ab·nor·mous; ag·a·mous; al·log·a·mous; al·mous; am·phi·des·mous; am·phid·ro·mous; am·phis·to·mous; anad·ro·mous; an·gi·o·sper·mous; an·isog·a·mous; anon·y·mous; an·ton·y·mous; apla·nog·a·mous; as·to·mous; athal·a·mous; au·mous; au·tog·a·mous;… …   English syllables

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