self-in·com·pat·i·ble (s lf  n-k m-p t -bl)adj. Botany Incapable of self-fertilization. self -incom·pati·bili·ty n. |
self-incompatible
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a plant) incapable of self-fertilization because its own pollen is prevented from germinating on the stigma or the pollen tube is blocked before it reaches the egg cell
self-incompatibility n
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