self pollination

noun — 2 senses

self pollination

nounalso spelled self-pollination
1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of a plant of the same species

self-pollination

noun

Etymology From self- + pollination.

1

Pollination of a flower by its own pollen, in a flower that has both stamens and a pistil.

Related terms
self-pollinated, self-pollinating

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