Self-Sterile is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.
You can make 493 anagrams from letters in self-sterile (-eeefillrsst).
First recorded in 1875-80
The variety is self-sterile and must be set near other varieties.
Thus, a variety is often self-sterile in one locality and not in another.
The defects of the variety are susceptibility to mildew, self-sterile flowers and difficulty in propagation.
Oneida is one of the rare sorts with erect stamens and yet self-sterile.
Most varieties, however, are found in groups between the two extremes, neither self-fertile nor self-sterile.
The fruit of Black Eagle is of the best, but the vine lacks in vigor, hardiness and productiveness and is self-sterile.
It is self-sterile and must be planted with some other variety to set fruit well.
Those which are self-sterile or showing no fruit on covered clusters.
The grapes ripen unevenly, the flowers are self-sterile, and in some locations the vine is a shy bearer.
The vine is healthy and a very strong grower, but is self-sterile, which is against it as a market sort.
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