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Hercogamous

Hercogamous \Her*cog"a*mous\, a. [Gr. ? a fence + ? marriage.] (Bot.) Not capable of self-fertilization; -- said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle forbids autogamy.

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hercogamous

a. (context botany English) Not capable of self-fertilization; said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle prevents autogamy.