chalazogamy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

chalaza +‎ -o- +‎ -gamy

Noun[edit]

chalazogamy (uncountable)

  1. (botany) A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryo sac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle.

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