noun
- Plural of dichogamy; the condition in flowers where the male and female reproductive organs mature at different times, preventing self-fertilization.
Usage: botanical term; technical
Examples
- Many flowering plants exhibit dichogamies to promote cross-pollination.
- The dichogamies observed in these species prevent self-fertilization.
- Botanists study dichogamies to understand reproductive strategies in plants.
- Different types of dichogamies include protandry and protogyny.