self-pollination
self-pol·li·na·tion • n. Bot. the pollination of a flower by pollen from the same flower or from another flower on the same plant.DERIVATIVES: self-pol·l·inat·ed adj.self-pol·li·nat·ing adj.self-pol·li·na·tor n.
self-pollination
self-pollination The transfer of pollen from anther to stigma of the same plant (either of the same flower or of a different flower but always of the same individual). See also POLLINATION.
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