SELF-INCOMPATIBLE Definition & Meaning

self-incompatible

[ self-in-kuhm-pat-uh-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Botany.

(of a plant species or cultivar) unable to be fertilized by its own pollen.

self-incompatible

adjective

(of a plant) incapable of self-fertilization because its own pollen is prevented from germinating on the stigma or the pollen tube is blocked before it reaches the egg cell

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Derived Forms

ˌ��-ˌ��Գ��ǳ�ˌ�貹�پ�ˈ��ٲ�, noun

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��-��·��ǳ�·�貹��·��·��·��·�ٲ� [self-in-k, uh, m-pat-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of self-incompatible¹

First recorded in 1915–20; self- ( def ) + incompatible ( def )

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Example Sentences

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Many fruit trees are also self-incompatible.

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Tristan Shaw pointed at a young pawpaw, a species that is self-incompatible and cannot use pollen produced on a given tree to pollinate flowers of the same plant.

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The majority of cacao trees are what are known as self-incompatible, meaning they cannot pollinate themselves.

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The former plants are termed self-incompatible hermaphrodites; the latter, dioecious species.

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White mustard is "self-incompatible", meaning that an individual plant cannot pollinate itself.

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