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Definition of: endogamy
(en·dog′ə·mē) noun
1. Anthropol. The custom of marriage within the group, class, caste, or tribe; inbreeding: opposed to exogamy.
2. Bot. The fertilization of plants by pollination between two flowers on the same plant.
—en·dog′a·mous, en·do·gam·ic (en′dō·gam′ik) adjective
A. Vertical section.
B. Cross-section.
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