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dichogamy

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di⋅chog⋅a⋅my

  [dahy-kog-uh-mee]
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–noun
a dichogamous condition.
Origin:
1860–65; < G Dichogamie. See dicho-, -gamy
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di·chog·a·mous   (dī-kŏg'ə-məs)   
adj.  Having pistils and stamens that mature at different times, thus promoting cross-pollination rather than self-pollination.
di·chog'a·my (-mē) n.
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