1. A condition in flowering plants in which the stamens and pistils mature at the same time, preventing self-fertilization.
Usage: botany; also called homogamy
2. Similarity in structure or development due to common ancestry; homology.
Usage: biology; rare or technical usage

Examples

• Homogony in certain plant species ensures that pollen from the same flower cannot fertilize its own ovules.
• The botanist studied homogony as a reproductive strategy that promotes cross-pollination.
• In homogony, both male and female reproductive organs reach maturity simultaneously.
• This flower exhibits homogony, making self-fertilization impossible despite having both stamens and pistils.