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PRONUNCIATION OF CLEISTOGAMIC

cleistogamic  [ˌklaɪstəˈɡæmɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLEISTOGAMIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cleistogamic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CLEISTOGAMIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cleistogamy

Cleistogamy or automatic self-pollination describes the trait of certain plants to propagate by using non-opening, self-pollinating flowers. Especially in peanuts, peas, and beans, this behaviour is most widespread in the grass family, though the largest genus of cleistogamous plants is actually Viola. The more common opposite of cleistogamy, or "closed marriage," is called chasmogamy, or "open marriage." Virtually all plants that produce cleistogamous flowers also produce chasmogamous ones. The principal advantage of cleistogamy is that it requires less plant resources to produce seeds than does chasmogamy because development of petals, nectar and large amounts of pollen are not required. This efficiency makes cleistogamy particularly useful for seed production on unfavorable sites or adverse conditions. Impatiens capensis, for example, has been observed to produce only cleistogamous flowers after being severely damaged by grazing and to maintain populations on unfavorable sites with only cleistogamous flowers. The obvious disadvantage of cleistogamy is that self-fertilization occurs, which may suppress the creation of genetically superior plants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLEISTOGAMIC


agamic
əˈɡæmɪk
apogamic
ˌæpəˈɡæmɪk
autogamic
ˌɔ:təˈɡæmɪk
chalazogamic
kəˌlæzəʊˈɡæmɪk
chasmogamic
ˌkæzməʊˈɡæmɪk
cleistogamous
ˌklaɪstəˈɡæmɪk
endogamous
ˌɛndəʊˈɡæmɪk
epigamic
ˌɛpɪˈɡæmɪk
gamic
ˈɡæmɪk
homogamic
ˌhɒməʊˈɡæmɪk
isogamic
ˌaɪsəʊˈɡæmɪk
karyogamic
ˌkærɪəˈɡæmɪk
misogamic
ˌmɪsəʊˈɡæmɪk
ogamic
ɒˈɡæmɪk
oghamic
ɒˈɡæmɪk
pangamic
pænˈɡæmɪk
phaenogamic
ˌfiːnəʊˈɡæmɪk
phanerogamic
ˌfænərəʊˈɡæmɪk
porogamic
ˌpɔːrəˈɡæmɪk
syngamic
sɪŋˈɡæmɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLEISTOGAMIC

clef
cleft
cleft lip
cleft palate
cleg
Clegg
Cleggmania
cleidoic egg
cleik
Cleisthenes
cleistogamous
cleistogamously
cleistogamy
cleithral
Cleland
clem
clematis
Clemenceau
clemencies
clemency

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLEISTOGAMIC

aerodynamic
balsamic
biodynamic
ceramic
cryptogamic
dichogamic
dynamic
electrodynamic
endogamic
exogamic
glutamic
hemodynamic
hydrodynamic
hypothalamic
Islamic
panoramic
pharmacodynamic
polygamic
psychodynamic
thermodynamic

Synonyms and antonyms of cleistogamic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cleistogamic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLEISTOGAMIC

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Translator English - Chinese

cleistogamic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cleistógamas
570 millions of speakers

English

cleistogamic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cleistogamic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cleistogamic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cleistogamic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cleistogamic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cleistogamic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cléistogames
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cleistogamic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kleistogamer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cleistogamic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cleistogamic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cleistogamic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cleistogamic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூம்புநிலைப்புணர்ச்சிக்குரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लीस्टोगॅमिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kendi kendine döllenme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cleistogamic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cleistogamic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cleistogamic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cleistogamic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cleistogamic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cleistogamic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cleistogamic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cleistogamic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cleistogamic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEISTOGAMIC»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEISTOGAMIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cleistogamic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEISTOGAMIC»

Discover the use of cleistogamic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cleistogamic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species
this is not the case, according to Von Mohl, with the cleistogamic flowers of other Leguminosae. Five of the stamens are destitute of anthers, and alternate with the five thus provided. The two cells of the anthers are minute, rounded and ...
Charles Darwin, 1896
2
The Primrose and Darwinism
from cleistogamic flowers alone produced the plants on which the cleistogamic flowers grew. But that is not the case. The seeds from the open flowers produce not only plants bearing open flowers again, but bearing cleistogamic flowers as ...
Field naturalist, 1902
3
The primrose and Darwinism
from cleistogamic flowers alone produced the plants on which the cleistogamic flowers grew. But that is not the case. The seeds from the open flowers produce not only plants bearing open flowers again, but bearing cleistogamic flowers as ...
Edward] [Bell, 1902
4
Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory and the Morris ...
that the aerial cleistogamic flowers are developed among the green foliage, fairly sets aside also any question of their being a contrivance for protection against herbivorous animals. There is one fact in connection with cleistogamic flowers in  ...
University of Pennsylvania. Botanical Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, 1901
5
Transactions and Proceedings
that the aerial cleistogamic flowers are developed among the green foliage, fairly sets aside also any question of their being a contrivance for protection against herbivorous animals. There is one fact in connection with cleistogamic flowers in  ...
Botanical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1899
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Contributions
that the aerial cleistogamic flowers are developed among the green foliage, fairly sets aside also any question of their being a contrivance for protection against herbivorous animals. There is one fact in connection with cleistogamic flowers in  ...
University of Pennsylvania. Botanical Laboratory, 1904
7
Nature
Perhaps therefore Voandzeia may have to be expunged from the list of cleistogamic plants, while on the other hand Kraschtninikowia, according to a thoughtful criticism of Mr. Darwin's book in the Journal ?f Botany, must be restored to it.
Sir Norman Lockyer, 1878
8
Charles Darwin's Collection (18 Books):
These cleistogamic flowers produced an abundance ofseed. Laterin the season perfect flowers appeared. With plants ina state of nature the flowers open only inthe earlymorning, as Ihave been informedby Mr. Wallis, who particularly attended ...
Charles Darwin, 2013
9
Darwinism: an exposition of the theory of natural selection, ...
No case appears to be known of a plant which has cleistogamic flowers only, but a small rush (Juncus bufonius) is in this condition in some parts of Russia, while in other parts perfect flowers are also produced.3 Our common henbit ...
Alfred Russel Wallace, 1912
10
The Gramineae: A Study of Cereal, Bamboo and Grass
form; certain Barleys may be of this type. Other grasses exist in two forms, in one of which the flowers are chasmogamic (opening normally), while in the other they are cleistogamic. Festuca micro- stachys Nutt., for instance, has a chasmogamic ...
Agnes Arber, 2010

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