Term:endogamy
Origin: Anc Greek
ενδο-/endo(=within)
γάμος/gamos(=comb. form meaning "marriage, sexual union”)
γαμετή/gameti(=a wife)> γαμέτης/gametes(=a husband)
>γαμέω/gameo(=to take to wife)
Definition:
1. marriage only within one's own group, inbreeding, intermarriage
2. self-pollination among flowers of the same plant
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