EXOGAMIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does exogamic mean? 

• EXOGAMIC (adjective)
  The adjective EXOGAMIC has 2 senses:

1. characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related

2. pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe

  Familiarity information: EXOGAMIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXOGAMIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related

Synonyms:

exogamic; exogamous

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe

Synonyms:

exogamic; exogamous

Also:

outbred (bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes)

Domain category:

anthropology (the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings)

Derivation:

exogamy (marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law)