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self-compatible
[self-kuhm-pat-uh-buhl]
adjective
Botany.
(of a plant species or cultivar) able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
self-compatible
adjective
(of a plant) capable of self-fertilization
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- self-compatibility noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of self-compatible1
First recorded in 1915ā20; self- ( def. ) + compatible (in the sense ācapable of cross-pollinatingā)
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Example Sentences
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Unlike most species in the /Prunus/ genus, the plant will accept its own pollen, it is āself-compatibleā.
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