cleistogamous
adjective
cleis·tog·a·mous
klī-ˈstä-gə-məs
variants
or less commonly cleistogamic
: characterized by or being small inconspicuous closed self-pollinating flowers additional to and often more fruitful than showier ones on the same plant
violets are cleistogamous
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