adosculation

English

Etymology

From Latin adosculari, adosculatum (“to kiss”). See osculate.

Noun

adosculation (uncountable)

1. (biology, botany) impregnation by external contact, without intromission

   in plants, adosculaton is when pollen falling on pistils.

References

• “adosculation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.