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Meaning of "cleistogamous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLEISTOGAMOUS

cleistogamous  [ˌklaɪstəˈɡæmɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLEISTOGAMOUS

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

WHAT DOES CLEISTOGAMOUS 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.

Definition of cleistogamous in the English dictionary

The definition of cleistogamous in the dictionary is fertilizing via cleistogamy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLEISTOGAMOUS


agamic
əˈɡæmɪk
apogamic
ˌæpəˈɡæmɪk
autogamic
ˌɔ:təˈɡæmɪk
chalazogamic
kəˌlæzəʊˈɡæmɪk
chasmogamic
ˌkæzməʊˈɡæmɪk
cleistogamic
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 CLEISTOGAMOUS

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLEISTOGAMOUS

agamous
allogamous
anonymous
autogamous
bigamous
biramous
cryptogamous
digamous
exogamous
famous
hercogamous
infamous
monogamous
polygamous
polythalamous
ramous
squamous
syngamous
unfamous
world-famous
zoogamous

Synonyms and antonyms of cleistogamous in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «cleistogamous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLEISTOGAMOUS

Find out the translation of cleistogamous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cleistogamous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cleistogamous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

闭花受精
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cleistógamas
570 millions of speakers

English

cleistogamous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cleistogamous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cleistogamous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

клейстогамных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cleistogamous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুন্মীলিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cléistogame
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cleistogamous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kleistogamen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

閉花受粉性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cleistogamous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cleistogamous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cleistogamous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cleistogamous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लीस्टोग्रामस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kleistogamik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cleistogamous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cleistogamous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

клейстогамних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cleistogamous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλειστόγαμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cleistogamous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cleistogamous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cleistogamous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cleistogamous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEISTOGAMOUS»

The term «cleistogamous» is used very little and occupies the 166.806 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEISTOGAMOUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEISTOGAMOUS»

Discover the use of cleistogamous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cleistogamous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Morphology of Flowers and Inflorescences
Viola, in which case opening or chasmogamous flowers occur alongside the cleistogamous flowers. Usually the cleistogamous flowers are formed later than the chasmogamous ones, and occur on younger parts of the stem: in Viola mirabilis ...
Focko Weberling, 1992
2
The Anther: Form, Function, and Phylogeny
In all cases, the anther in self-pollinating cleistogamous flowers is considered to have evolved from a larger organ found in chasmogam- ous flowers. The point of developmental divergence between stamens in cleistogamous and ...
William G. D'Arcy, Richard C. Keating, 1996
3
Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory
The plants in each were less than a foot in height, of a pale green color, and producing rather sparingly cleistogamous, and no chasmogamous flowers. The adverse condition here would seem to be the toxicity of the bog water. Plants in the ...
University of Pennsylvania. Botanical Laboratory, 1911
4
Molecular Biology of Flower Development in Viola Pubescens, ...
Nicotiana tabacum, all of the progeny (or F1 plants) produced from crossing a wild-type chasmogamous and a mutant cleistogamous individual had open flowers (Gupton and Neas, 1981). The ratio of chasmogamous to cleistogamous  ...
Yunjing Wang, 2008
5
Plant Breeding Systems
Cleistogamous flowers can be seen to the right of the photo. produced, thus avoiding the genetic problems resulting from repeated selfing. Other woodland herbs showing late-season cleistogamy are touch-me-not, Impatiens noli-tangere , ...
A. J. Richards, 1997
6
The Plants of Pennsylvania: An Illustrated Manual
Jun-early Jul; I*. Helianthemum canadense (L.) Michx. Frostweed Stems clustered, erect, 1.5-3 dm tall, each with a single open terminal flower, later much branched and to 6 dm with small, terminal and axillary clusters of cleistogamous flowers ...
Ann Fowler Rhoads, Timothy A. Block, 2007
7
The natural history of plants: their forms, growth, ...
Thus, for example, individual plants of the Yellow Balsam do occur in which open flowers with large corollas, half-open flowers with stunted corollas, and small cleistogamous flowers stand side by side; and, again, on the zigzag runners of the ...
Anton Kerner von Marilaun, Francis Wall Oliver, 1902
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Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory of the ...
Impatiens pallida that the cleistogamous flowers appear in May and last through June, a few lasting throughout the summer. Bennett4 states for Impatiens fttlva that on the banks of a tributary of the Wey the two kinds of flowers were " absolutely ...
University Of Laboratory, 2012
9
New England Wild Flower Society's Flora Novae Angliae: A ...
Species of Crocanthemum produce two types of flowers—chasmogamous flowers with showy yellow petals and cleistogamous flowers that lack petals. The chasmogamous flowers also have larger sepals and larger capsules that contain more ...
Arthur Haines, New England Wild Flower Society, 2011
10
Flora of Australia
41 genera 1 1 8 species 10 genera 22 species 4 genera 8 species 6 genera 6 species Microlaena stipoides is an Australian grass that produces both cleistogamous and chasmogamous spikelets (Clifford, 1962). 1n this species the entire ...
‎2002

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEISTOGAMOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cleistogamous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Common Blue Violet: Wildflower or Weed?
Violets flower early in the season when pollinator activity may not be reliable so they produce a second type, a cleistogamous flower that ... «Wxedge.com, May 15»
2
Gene discovery may block GM 'contamination' worries
Plants with closed flowers - knoan as cleistogamous - might have developed in environments lacking pollinators or under adverse conditions, ... «FoodNavigator.com, Feb 15»
3
Gene may help reduce GM contamination
Subramanian said plants with closed flowers - called cleistogamous, or Greek for "closed marriage"—might have developed in environments ... «Phys.Org, Feb 15»
4
New to Nature No 138: Gastrodia flexistyloides
In many cleistogamous flowers the meeting of the gametes relies solely on gravity, pollen dropping within the flower. In the case of these ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»

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