endogamous

adjective

pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe

characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind

Roots

endonendo- · Greek · within gamosgam- · Greek · marriage osus-ous · Latin · full of

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