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self-sterile

self-ster·ile
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self ster-il or, esp. British, -ahyl]
    • /sɛlf ˈstɛr ɪl or, esp. British, -aɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self ster-il or, esp. British, -ahyl]
    • /sɛlf ˈstɛr ɪl or, esp. British, -aɪl/

Definitions of self-sterile word

  • adjective self-sterile incapable of self-fertilization. 1
  • adjective self-sterile incapable of self-fertilization 0
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Origin of self-sterile

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Self-sterile

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Self-sterile

self-sterile popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% 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.

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