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Adjective: exogamous  ek'só-gu-mus
  1. Characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related
    - exogamic
     
  2. Pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe
    - exogamic

See also: exogamy, outbred

Antonym: autogamous, endogamous

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