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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ho·mog·a·my ETYMOLOGY German Homogamie, from hom- + -gamie -gamy DATE 1897 : the mating of like with like Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged 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 |
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