self-pollination: Meaning and Definition of

self-pol•li•na•tion

Pronunciation: (self'pol"u-nā'shun, self"-), [key]
— n. Bot.
  1. the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the same flower, another flower on the same plant, or the flower of a plant of the same clone. Cf.
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