self-fertileadj.
/ˌsɛlfˈfəːtʌɪl/, /ˌsɛlfˈfəːtl/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈfərd(ə)l/ Biology.
Capable of carrying out self-fertilization.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > characterized by pollination > self-fertilizing or fertilized
self-fertilized1848
self-fertile1856
cleistogamous1874
cleistogene1876
cleistogamic1877
self-fertilizable1877
autogamic1878
autogamous1880
self-pollinated1883
self-pollinating1889
self-bred1898
autocarpous1908
selfed1908
self-compatible1918
1856 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 146 354 The self-fertile Daphniæ are certainly true females.
1863 C. Darwin Let. 20 Jan. in Corr. (1999) XI. 59 Some species of Linum are not dimorphic, and are self-fertile.
1906 J. R. A. Davis tr. P. Knuth Handbk. Flower Pollination I. 36 Rape (Brassica Rapa) is self-fertile.
1952 Heredity 6 286 The natural frequency of partially self-fertile incompatible species is high.
1975 J. H. Burnett Mycogenetics viii. 159 Potentially self-fertile fungi are not always necessarily homozygous and a variety of situations and rather imprecise regulating systems can result in heterozygosity.
2015 J. Warren Nature of Crops iii. 50 The other three cultivated American beans are self-fertile and do not require the visit of a bird or a bee to produce seeds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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