cleistogamous

1. 1.

   exhibiting or relating to cleistogamy

   Synonymscleistogamic

Questions about cleistogamous

What does cleistogamous mean?

cleistogamous means "exhibiting or relating to cleistogamy".

How many syllables are in cleistogamous?

cleistogamous has 4 syllables: clei-sto-ga-mous. The stress falls on "sto".

What is another word for cleistogamous?

Close synonyms include cleistogamic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cleistogamous a common word?

cleistogamous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.