noun
- Plural of allogamy; instances or types of cross-fertilization between different plants or organisms.
Usage: biology; botany
Examples
- Many flowering plants depend on allogamies to maintain genetic diversity.
- The study examined different allogamies in crop species to improve yield.
- Allogamies occur when pollen from one plant fertilizes the ovules of another.
- Insects facilitate allogamies by transferring pollen between flowers.
- Researchers documented several allogamies in the native orchid population.