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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related;
[syn: exogamous, exogamic]

2. pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe;
[syn: exogamous, exogamic]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Exogamous \Ex*og"a*mous\, a. [Exo- + Gr. ? marriage.] Relating to exogamy; marrying outside of the limits of one's own tribe; -- opposed to endogenous. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

exogamous adj 1: characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related [syn: exogamous, exogamic] [ant: autogamic, autogamous, endogamic, endogamous] 2: pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe [syn: exogamous, exogamic] [ant: endogamic, endogamous]