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pseudocompatibility
pseudocompatibility n.
Brit. 
/ˌs(j)uːdə(ʊ)kəmpatᵻˈbɪlᵻti/
, /ˌs(j)uːdə(ʊ)kəmpatᵻˈbɪlᵻti/U.S. /ˌsudoʊkəmˌpædəˈbɪlᵻdi/
Botany the fertilization of flowers by pollen with which they would normally be incompatible; incomplete incompatibility, in which gametes which would normally be incompatible form a viable embryo./ˌsudoʊkəmˌpædəˈbɪlᵻdi/ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > pollination > by incompatible pollen
pseudocompatibility1943
1943 Nature 16 Jan. 70/1 N[icotiana] Forgetiana and N. alama show pseudo-compatibility only in exceptional circumstances, that is, the actions of the various allelomorphs of the switch gene are always distinctive... Pseudo-compatibility marks the breakdown of the distinction between the types produced by the S [= sterility] allelomorphs.
1977 Jrnl. Hort. Sci. 52 475 Pseudocompatibility was maximized by pollinating old flowers with large quantities of pollen.
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