self-pollinate

[ self-pol-uh-neyt, self- ]

verb (used with or without object),self-pol·li·nat·ed, self-pol·li·nat·ing.
  1. to undergo or cause to undergo self-pollination.

Origin of self-pollinate

1
First 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 Hunter
  • By 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