- self-fertile
- adjective Date: 1865 fertile by means of its own pollen or sperm • self-fertility noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
self-fertile
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self-fertile — /self ferr tl/ or, esp. Brit., / tuyl, self /, adj. Zool. capable of self fertilization. [1855 60] * * * … Universalium
self-fertile — self fer′tile adj. dvl zool. capable of self fertilization • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
self-fertile — adjective Capable of self fertilization. Ant: self sterile … Wiktionary
self-fertile — adjective Botany (of a plant) capable of self fertilization. Derivatives self fertility noun … English new terms dictionary
self-fertile — adj. (of a plant etc.) self fertilizing. Derivatives: self fertility n … Useful english dictionary
Self-pollination — is a form of pollination that can occur when a flower has both stamen and a carpel in which the cultivar or species is self fertile and the stamens and the sticky stigma of the carpel contact each other to accomplish pollination. The term is… … Wikipedia
self- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from self 1. a. oneself or itself < self supporting > b. of oneself or itself < self abasement > c. by oneself or itself < self propelled > < self acting > … New Collegiate Dictionary
self-fertility — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the quality or state of being self fertile * * * self fertilˈity noun • • • Main Entry: ↑self … Useful english dictionary
self-sterile — adjective Incapable of self fertilization. Ant: self fertile … Wiktionary
self-sterile — adj. Biol. not being self fertile. Derivatives: self sterility n … Useful english dictionary
