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ALL meanings of self-fertilization

self-fer·ti·li·za·tion
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  • 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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