Definition of Self-pollination

1. Noun. Fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower.

Generic synonyms: Pollenation, Pollination
Specialized synonyms: Cleistogamy
Antonyms: Cross-pollination

Definition of Self-pollination

1. Noun. Pollination of a flower by its own pollen, in a flower that has both stamens and a pistil. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Self-pollination

1. Pollen of one plant is transferred to the female part of the same plantor another plant with the same genetic makeup. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-pollination

self-moving
self-murder
self-officiated
self-opinionated
self-organisation
self-organization
self-organizing
self-perpetuating
self-pity
self-pitying
self-poisoning
self-pollinated
self-pollinating
self-pollination (current term)
self-polluted
self-polluter
self-polluters
self-pollutes
self-polluting
self-portrait
self-portraits
self-posited
self-positing
self-possessed
self-possession
self-praise

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