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orthogamy
1. In botany, immediate or direct self-fertilization of the ovary; as, by the stamens of the same flower.
2. Direct fertilization in plants, as when the pollen fertilizing the ovules comes from the stamens of the same blossom; opposed to heterogamy.
2. Direct fertilization in plants, as when the pollen fertilizing the ovules comes from the stamens of the same blossom; opposed to heterogamy.
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