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Self-fertilization   Listen
noun
Self-fertilization  n.  (Bot.) The fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same flower and without outer aid; autogamy.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Self-fertilization" Quotes from Famous Books



... spot on the landward edge of the swamp? That's King Kankad's Town. It's been there for thousands of years, and it's always been Kankad's Town. You might say, even the same Kankad. The Kragan kings have always provided their own heirs, by self-fertilization. The offspring is an exact duplicate of the single parent. The present Kankad speaks of his heir as 'Little Me,' which is a fairly accurate way ...
— Ullr Uprising • Henry Beam Piper



Words linked to "Self-fertilization" :   cross-fertilization, fertilization, autogamy, fecundation, impregnation



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