self-pollinate
[ self-pol-uh-neyt, self- ]
verb (used with or without object),self-pol·li·nat·ed, self-pol·li·nat·ing.
to undergo or cause to undergo self-pollination.
Origin of self-pollinate
1First recorded in 1885–90
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How to use self-pollinate in a sentence
He also found that plants grown from cross-pollinated seeds tended to vary more than those grown from self-pollinated seed.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterBy selecting isolated trees for this mating, the nuts would either be self-pollinated or a cross of the desirable varieties.
The tomato is largely but not wholly self pollinated and pollen is not carried far.
The Tomato | Paul Work
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