Definition of Chalazogamy. Meaning of Chalazogamy. Synonyms of Chalazogamy

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Definition of Chalazogamy

Chalazogamy
Chalazogamy Chal`a*zog"a*my, n. [Chalaza + -gamy, as in polygamy.] (Bot.) A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryosac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle. It was originally discovered by Treub in Casuarina, and has since been found to occur regularly in the families Betulace[ae] and Juglandace[ae]. Partial chalazogamy is found in Ulmus, the tube here penetrating the nucleus midway between the chalaza and micropyle. -- Chal`a*zo*gam"ic, a.

Meaning of Chalazogamy from wikipedia

- penetrate the ovule through the chalaza rather than the micropyle opening. Chalazogamy was first discovered in monoecious plant species of the family Casuarinaceae...