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self-fertilizing

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self-fer·til·i·za·tion   (sělf'fûr'tl-ĭ-zā'shən)
n.  Fertilization by sperm from the same animal, as in some hermaphrodites, or by pollen from the same flower.
self'-fer'til·ized' (-īzd') adj., self'-fer'til·iz'ing adj.
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