exogamous

Adjective
Synonyms: exogamic

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely relatedSynonyms: exogamic
  2. pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribeSynonyms: exogamicSee also outbred

Related words exogamy noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ex·og′a·mous adjective

Origin: Exo- + Gr. … marriage.

Relating to exogamy; marrying outside of the limits of one's own tribe; — opposed to endogenous.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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