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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
- ËŒ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-³¦´Ç³¾ËŒ±è²¹³Ù¾±Ëˆ²ú¾±±ô¾±³Ù²â, noun
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-³¦´Ç³¾Â·±è²¹³Ù·¾±Â·²ú¾±±ô·¾±Â·³Ù²â [self-k, uh, m-pat-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of self-compatible1
First recorded in 1915–20; self- ( def ) + compatible (in the sense “capable of cross-pollinatingâ€)
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
Unlike most species in the /Prunus/ genus, the plant will accept its own pollen, it is ‘self-compatible’.
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