noun
- Plural of autogamy; instances or cases of self-fertilization in plants or organisms.
Usage: botanical/biological term; plural form
Examples
- Many plant species rely on autogamies to reproduce when pollinators are scarce.
- The study examined different autogamies across several legume varieties.
- Autogamies in certain flowers ensure seed production even in isolation.
- Botanists documented multiple autogamies occurring within the experimental population.