Definitions for self-pollination

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self-pollination self-pol·li·na·tion

Spelling: [self-pol-uh-ney-shuh n, self-]

IPA: /ˈsɛlfˌpɒl əˈneɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf-/

Self-Pollination is a 16 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 1878 anagrams from letters in self-pollination (-aefiilllnnoopst).

Definitions for self-pollination

noun

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.

Origin of self-pollination

First recorded in 1875-80

Examples for self-pollination

He may then, as he pushes down after nectar, leave some pollen upon the pistil, thus assisting in self-pollination.

self-pollination in the case of the short-styled form, for example, is not excluded.

First the anthers must be carefully removed from the bud of the flower so as to eliminate all possibility of self-pollination.