xenogamy
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “stranger”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). By surface analysis, xeno- + -gamy.
Noun
[edit]xenogamy (uncountable)
- (botany) The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination.
- Cross-cultural marriage.