| 释义 |
ho·mog·a·my
\hōˈmägəmē, häˈ-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: German homogamie, from homo- hom- + -gamie -gamy
1.
a. : a state of having flowers alike throughout (as in the heads of chicory and related plants or the spikes of many sedges) — opposed to heterogamy
b. : the maturing of the stamens and pistils at the same period — used of a perfect or monoclinous flower
2.
a. : reproduction within an isolated group perpetuating qualities by which it is differentiated from the larger group of which it is a part — compare apogamy
b. : the mating of like with like whether selection is determined by physical or cultural similarities or both |