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Meaning of "cleistogamy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLEISTOGAMY

cleistogamy  [klaɪˈstɒɡəmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLEISTOGAMY

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Cleistogamy is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CLEISTOGAMY 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 CLEISTOGAMY


allogamy
əˈlɒɡəmɪ
anisogamy
ˌænaɪˈsɒɡəmɪ
apogamy
əˈpɒɡəmɪ
autoallogamy
ˌɔːtəʊəˈlɒɡəmɪ
autogamy
ɔːˈtɒɡəmɪ
clistogamy
klaɪˈstɒɡəmɪ
cryptogamy
krɪpˈtɒɡəmɪ
endogamy
ɛnˈdɒɡəmɪ
exogamy
ɛkˈsɒɡəmɪ
hercogamy
hɜːˈkɒɡəmɪ
heterogamy
ˌhɛtəˈrɒɡəmɪ
hologamy
həʊˈlɒɡəmɪ
homogamy
hɒˈmɒɡəmɪ
karyogamy
ˌkærɪˈɒɡəmɪ
misogamy
mɪˈsɒɡəmɪ
monogamy
mɒˈnɒɡəmɪ
plastogamy
plæsˈtɒɡəmɪ
porogamy
pɔːˈrɒɡəmɪ
siphonogamy
ˌsaɪfənˈɒɡəmɪ
zoogamy
zəʊˈɒɡəmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLEISTOGAMY

cleft lip
cleft palate
cleg
Clegg
Cleggmania
cleidoic egg
cleik
Cleisthenes
cleistogamic
cleistogamous
cleistogamously
cleithral
Cleland
clem
clematis
Clemenceau
clemencies
clemency
Clemens
clement

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLEISTOGAMY

bigamy
chalazogamy
chasmogamy
deuterogamy
digamy
geitonogamy
hypergamy
isogamy
oogamy
pangamy
pantagamy
plasmogamy
polygamy
serial monogamy
syngamy
thingamy
trigamy
xenogamy

Synonyms and antonyms of cleistogamy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «cleistogamy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLEISTOGAMY

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Translator English - Chinese

闭花受精
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cleistogamia
570 millions of speakers

English

cleistogamy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cleistogamy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cleistogamy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cleistogamy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cleistogamia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুন্মীলন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cléistogamie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cleistogamy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kleistogamie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

閉花受精
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cleistogamy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cleistogamy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cleistogamy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூம்புநிலைப்புணர்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लीस्टोगॅमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kleistogaminin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cleistogamy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cleistogamy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cleistogamy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cleistogamy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλειστογαμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cleistogamy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cleistogamy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cleistogamy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cleistogamy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEISTOGAMY»

The term «cleistogamy» is used very little and occupies the 182.885 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEISTOGAMY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEISTOGAMY»

Discover the use of cleistogamy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cleistogamy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and, Evolution of Dormancy and ...
Broad sense heritability of CL flowers on Danthonia spicata plants was estimated to be 52.6% in the field and 71.6% in the greenhouse (Clay, 1982). Cleistogamy is genetically controlled in Ruellia tuberosa, R. nudiflora and R. brittoniana ...
Carol C. Baskin, Jerry M. Baskin, 2014
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Plant Gene Containment
Cleistogamy exists in 693 angiosperm species, distributed over 228 genera and 50 families. In Brassicaceae, cleistogamy occurs naturally in Cardamine, Draba, Geococcus, Subularia, and Thlaspi (Culley and Klooster, 2007). It was shown ...
Melvin J. Oliver, Yi Li, 2012
3
Flora of Australia
cleistogamy. The florets of many grasses never open; the pollen is shed inside the floret and self- fertilisation is the inevitable result. Therefore, cleistogamous florets have the same micro- evolutionary impact as self-fertilisation in ...
‎2002
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General Plant Breeding
Cleistogamy and chasmogamy ensure self-pollination in the crop plants. It is essential for self-pollination to take place that anthers and stigma of hermaphrodite flower mature at same time. Cleistogamy refers to the situation where the flowers ...
A.R. Dabholkar, 2006
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Concerning Cleistogamy of the Genus Campanula
S. Horshinski. II II I I г одгоду главаго сортруду туттгардтруду груди ли ты. Front Cover.
S. Horshinski, 1898
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Issues in Genetic Research: 2013 Edition
CSIR,. Bangalore: From. Herkogamy. to. Cleistogamy. -. Development. of. Cleistogamy. in. Periwinkle. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Life Science Weekly — New research on Heredity is the subject of a report. According to news ...
‎2013
7
Molecular Biology of Flower Development in Viola Pubescens, ...
Cleistogamy Flowering is a critical stage in the lives of sexually reproducing angiospermous plants. Not all flowers are open to show the inner floral parts; some flowers remain closed and produce seeds by self-pollination. The report of such ...
Yunjing Wang, 2008
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Diversity and Evolutionary Biology of Tropical Flowers
5 stamens are produced against about 20-30 in chasmogamous flowers; furthermore, the androecial cylinder and the style remain much shorter, and the petals are reduced (Fig. 6.2.4). Cleistogamy may occur as a rule in a species ...
‎1996
9
Issues in Applied Agriculture: 2013 Edition
Hokuriku Research Center, Niigata: Agronomic traits and gene containment capability of cleistogam0us rice lines with the superwomanl-cleistogamy mutation By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Agriculture Business Week — Data ...
‎2013
10
Plant Breeding Systems
9.2 Cleistogamy in the European wood violet, Viola nviniana. Large chasmogamous flowers in spring are often followed by small, bud-like flowers which automatically self- fertilize without opening. Cleistogamous flowers can be seen to the ...
A. J. Richards, 1997

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEISTOGAMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cleistogamy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jumping dog violet slips into boulder's jaws
... garlic leaves and had begun to switch to cleistogamy, their summer reproductive strategy whereby showy flowers needing bees are replaced ... «The Guardian, May 15»
2
Gene discovery may block GM 'contamination' worries
"This is the first time we know of that someone has shown that, using molecular tools, you can induce cleistogamy in plants," he commented. «FoodNavigator.com, Feb 15»
3
Gene may help reduce GM contamination
"This is the first time we know of that someone has shown that, using molecular tools, you can induce cleistogamy in plants," he said. Explore ... «Phys.Org, Feb 15»

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