gamo-, gam-, -gamy, -gamous +

1. Marriage a second time; marriage after the death of a first husband or wife; as distinguished from bigamy.
2. In botany, the condition in which fertilization by the fusion of gametes is replaced by other processes, as in some fungi, the higher algae, and flowering plants.

The condition in which the stamens and pistils (or analogous organs) of a hermaphrodite plant mature at different times.

One who marries a second time; especially, after the death of the first spouse.

A second marriage; re-marriage after the death or divorce of the first spouse.

Marriage between persons of markedly different ages.

1. The custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or a tribe.
2. Reproduction by conjugation between sister cells, the descendants of one original cell.

1. Relating to the mating of animals and the characteristics of color, etc., that serve to attract the opposite sex during courtship.
2. A reference to traits or behaviors which attract a mate.

Examples of epigamous traits include such physical features as bright feathers in birds or big antlers. With humans, it might be a fancy sports car, a luxury car, or certain bodily attractions and personality.

1. The custom by which a man is bound to take a wife outside his own clan or group.
2. Sexual reproduction by means of conjugation of two gametes of different ancestry, as in certain protozoan species.