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self-sterile

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[self-ster-il, -ahyl, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈstɛr ɪl, -aɪl, ˈsɛlf- /

adjective

Zoology.

  1. incapable of self-fertilization.

Etymology

Origin of self-sterile

First recorded in 1875–80

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