cleistogamous

adjective

cleis·​tog·​a·​mous klī-ˈstä-gə-məs 

variants or less commonly cleistogamic

ˌklī-stə-ˈga-mik 

: characterized by or being small inconspicuous closed self-pollinating flowers additional to and often more fruitful than showier ones on the same plant

violets are cleistogamous

cleistogamously

klī-ˈstä-gə-məs-lē 

adverb

cleistogamy

klī-ˈstä-gə-mē 

noun

Word History

Etymology

Greek kleistos closed (from kleiein to close) + International Scientific Vocabulary -gamous — more at clavicle

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above