homogony
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Related to homogony: homogeneity
homogony
(hɒˈmɒɡənɪ)n
(Botany) the condition in a plant of having stamens and styles of the same length in all the flowers. Compare heterogony2
hoˈmogonous adj
hoˈmogonously adv
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homogony
the condition of similarity in length and location of all the pistils and stamens in flowers of the same species. — homogonous, adj.
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