homogamy

homogamy
[hɒˈmɒgəmi]
noun
[mass noun]
  1. (Biology)inbreeding, especially as a result of isolation
    (生)同系繁殖,同配生殖(尤指由于隔绝的结果)
    ■marriage between people from similar sociological or educational backgrounds
    (有相似的社会或教育背景的人之间的)门当户对婚姻。 比较 heterogamy(义项3)
  2. (Botany)a state in which the flowers of a plant are all of one type (either hermaphrodite or of the same sex)
    (植)具同型花(雌雄同体或同性)。 比较 heterogamy(义项2)
  3. (Botany)the simultaneous ripening of the stamens and pistils of a flower, ensuring self-pollination
    (植)(花的)雌雄蕊同熟(保证自花授粉)。 比较 dichogamy
派生
homogamous
adjective
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: from homo- 'same' + Greek gamos 'marriage'
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