self-fertilizing

self-fer·til·i·za·tion (s

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

self-fertil·ized (-

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self-fertil·izing adj.

self-fertilization

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) fertilization in a plant or animal by the fusion of male and female gametes produced by the same individual Compare cross-fertilization [1]

self-fertilized adj

self-fertilizing , self-fertile adj

self-fertilization (s

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Fertilization that occurs when male and female gametes produced by the same organism unite. Self-fertilization occurs in many protozoans and invertebrate animals. It results from self-pollination in plants. Self-fertilization allows an isolated individual organism to reproduce but restricts the genetic diversity of a community. Compare cross-fertilization.

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Noun

self-fertilization - fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual

self-fertilisation

fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation - creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant

autogamy - self-fertilization in plants

cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization - fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species

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Mesquite is a versatile desert denizen with the feathery, bipinnate foliage characteristic of leguminous, self-fertilizing trees.

Mesquite and other desert denizens need little water by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

If you only have enough room for one plant, be sure to ask the nursery grower whether your cultivar is self-fertilizing or not.

It's beautiful, it's edible, it's in your own backyard ... it's ... by Hubiak, Brandi / New Life Journal

Technological fixes (safe nuclear power, new materials, self-fertilizing crops) are part of the answer.

Darwin's children by LeVay, Simon / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

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