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self-fertilization

(-fʉrt′'l i zās̸hən)

noun

fertilization of a plant or animal by its own pollen or sperm

See self-fertilization in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Fertilization by sperm from the same animal, as in some hermaphrodites, or by pollen from the same flower.

Related Forms:

  • selfˈ-ferˈtil·izedˌ (-īzdˌ) adjective
  • selfˈ-ferˈtil·izˌing adjective

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