aëtheogamous

• aetheogamous

From aëtheogam +‎ -ous.

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ā.ē'thēŏʹgəməs, IPA^(key): /eɪˌiːθiːˈɒɡəməs/

aëtheogamous (not comparable)

1. (botany) Of the nature of an aëtheogam.
   • 1900, Benjamin Daydon Jackson, A Glossary of Botanic Terms: With Their Derivation and Accent, page 7 ^〃 (4^th Ed.; Duckworth):

     aëtheʹos (ἀήθης, unusual), in compounds = unusual ; aëtheogamʹic, aëtheogʹamous (γάμος, marriage), synonymous with cryptogamic.

• For spelling considerations, see aetheogamous#Usage notes.

• cryptogamous

• “aëtheogamous” listed in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) on page 32