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self-fertilization

self-fer·ti·li·za·tion
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [self fur-tl-uh-zey-shuh n]
    • /sɛlf ˌfɜr tl əˈzeɪ ʃən/
    • /self fɜːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self fur-tl-uh-zey-shuh n]
    • /sɛlf ˌfɜr tl əˈzeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of self-fertilization word

  • noun self-fertilization Botany. fertilization of an ovum of a plant by a male gamete from the same flower (opposed to cross-fertilization). 1
  • noun self-fertilization Zoology. fertilization of the ovum of a hermaphroditic animal by a sperm from the same individual, as in some species of tapeworm. 1
  • noun self-fertilization fertilization in a plant or animal by the fusion of male and female gametes produced by the same individual 0
  • noun self-fertilization fertilization of a plant or animal by its own pollen or sperm 0
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Origin of self-fertilization

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Self-fertilization

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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self-fertilization popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for self-fertilization

noun self-fertilization

  • androgyny — Androgyny is the state of being neither distinctly masculine nor distinctly feminine.
  • autogamy — self-fertilization in flowering plants
  • hermaphroditism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
All 3 Synonyms of self-fertilization

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