self-compatible
[ self-kuhm-pat-uh-buhl ]
adjectiveBotany.
(of a plant species or cultivar) able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
Origin of self-compatible
1First recorded in 1915–20; self- + compatible (in the sense “capable of cross-pollinating”)
Other words from self-compatible
- self-com·pat·i·bil·i·ty [self-kuhm-pat-uh-bil-i-tee], /ˌsɛlf kəmˌpæt əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
- Compare self-incompatible.
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British Dictionary definitions for self-compatible
self-compatible
adjective
(of a plant) capable of self-fertilization
Derived forms of self-compatible
- self-compatibility, noun
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