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self-compatible
[ self-kuhm-pat-uh-buhl ]
adjective
, Botany.
- (of a plant species or cultivar) able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
self-compatible
adjective
- (of a plant) capable of self-fertilization
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Derived Forms
- ˌself-comˌpatiˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- self-com·pat·i·bil·i·ty [self-k, uh, m-pat-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of self-compatible1
First recorded in 1915–20; self- ( def ) + compatible (in the sense “capable of cross-pollinating”)
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