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self-fertilization

noun

Etymology

From self- + fertilization.

  1. derived from fertilis
  2. derived from fertile
  3. derived from fertile
  4. suffixed as fertilize — “fertile + ize”
  5. suffixed as fertilization — “fertilize + ation”
  6. prefixed as self-fertilization — “self + fertilization”

Definitions

  1. The fertilization of a plant by itself

    The fertilization of a plant by itself; self-pollination, autogamy.

    • In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA