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• suggestive of sexual impropriety
Example sentence • That soup tastes gamy because it has been simmering with game meat.
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• a state of extreme dishonor
Example sentence • The dictator's infamy spread throughout the country.
8 4 noun
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• the practice or state of having only one spouse at a time
Example sentence • Many species of birds exhibit monogamy , staying with the same mate for their entire lives.
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• the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time
Example sentence • In some cultures, polygamy is permitted and even encouraged.
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Example sentence • The legal term digamy refers to the act of marrying again after a previous marriage has ended in divorce or the death of a spouse.
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• informal term for ridiculous and implausible
Example sentence • That's a cockamamy idea.
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Example sentence • The flamy sunset painted the sky in vibrant shades of orange and red.
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• The fusion of two gametes to form a zygote.
Example sentence • The occurrence of syngamy leads to genetic recombination.
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• cross-fertilization in plants
Example sentence • In allogamy , the pollen from one plant is transferred to the stigma of another plant.
9 5 noun, adjective
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• (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size)
Example sentence • In anisogamy , one partner produces larger, immobile gametes while the other produces smaller, mobile gametes.
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• (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization
Example sentence • The occurrence of apogamy in ferns allows them to reproduce asexually.
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• self-fertilization in plants
Example sentence • The research focused on the mechanisms of autogamy in certain species.
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• the production of small nonopening self-pollinating flowers
Example sentence • The phenomenon of cleistogamy allows plants to reproduce even in the absence of pollinators.
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• marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
Example sentence • In some communities, endogamy is seen as a way to preserve cultural heritage.
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• marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
Example sentence • In some cultures, exogamy is a common custom to promote alliances between different groups.
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• (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure
Example sentence • In isogamy , there is no distinction between male and female gametes.
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• The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
Example sentence • The dichogamy of certain flowers ensures cross-pollination.
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Example sentence • The study of didynamy in plants is a fascinating field of research.
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• The state of conjugating gametes that are different in size, structure and function.
Example sentence • The study found a higher rate of heterogamy among younger couples.
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Example sentence • The success of hologamy is essential for the survival of many species.
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• Fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same plant.
Example sentence • The study found that there is a high rate of homogamy among couples in the same religious group.
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• Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself.
Example sentence • In some cultures, hypergamy is seen as a desirable trait in a potential spouse.
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Example sentence • In fungi, karyogamy occurs after two haploid cells fuse together.
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Example sentence • The fertilization process in oogamy is characteristic of many aquatic organisms.
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Example sentence • In some fungi, plasmogamy is the first step in sexual reproduction.
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• The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination
Example sentence • Some plant species rely on xenogamy for reproduction.
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Example sentence • In some cultures, trigamy is accepted as a form of marriage.
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• of or relating to or containing balsam
Example sentence • The balsamy scent of pine filled the air.
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Example sentence • Certain plant species exhibit autoallogamy as a reproductive strategy.
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Example sentence • The process of chalazogamy ensures fertilization in gymnosperms.
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Example sentence • The chasmogamy of this plant species leads to a higher rate of genetic diversity.
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Example sentence • Some plant species practice clistogamy to ensure successful pollination.
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Example sentence • Ferns and mosses are examples of plants that reproduce through cryptogamy .
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Example sentence • In some societies, deuterogamy is considered a way for individuals to have a fresh start in their personal lives.
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Example sentence • The flowers of this species exhibit geitonogamy to ensure successful fertilization.
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Example sentence • The goramy is a type of freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia.
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Example sentence • The mechanism of hercogamy promotes cross-pollination in plants.
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Example sentence • The reproductive structure of the flower shows herkogamy .
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Example sentence • The occamy is a creature with a serpentine body.
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Example sentence • The plastogamy process involves the fusion of male and female gametes in plants.
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Example sentence • The study aims to understand the role of porogamy in plant evolution.
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Example sentence • The success of siphonogamy relies on the efficient delivery of pollen to the stigma.
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Example sentence • I can't find my thingamy , have you seen it?
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Example sentence • Unlike plants, zoogamy in animals involves the fusion of gametes.
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