| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Not capable of self-fertilization; -- said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle forbids autogamy.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb hercogamously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (hercogamously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective hercogamous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HERCOGAMOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Hercogamous \Her*cog"a*mous\, adjective. [Greek expression fence marriage.]. (references) |
