Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Fertilization by male gametes from the same individual, as by sperm from the same animal in hermaphroditic species or by pollen from the same plant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, the fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same flower. Compare
cross-fertilization .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same flower and without outer aid; autogamy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
fertilization of aplant by itself;self-pollination .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
Etymologies
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Examples
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The desire to duplicate was not motivated by “Pop,” but was rather a secret of self-fertilization, as a continuation of her blurring of male-female distinctions and of her form-rhyming.
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Careful with your glee over the self-fertilization ideal.
"Sperm cells created from female embryo." Ann Althouse 2008
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'The genetics of self-fertilization in lizards means that all her hatchlings would have to be male.
Archive 2006-12-01 2006
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"The tests on the embryos and on Flora, her sister and other dragons confirmed that Komodo dragons can reproduce through self-fertilization." ...
Archive 2006-12-01 2006
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During copulation sperm exchange is mutual and usually dependent on cross-fertilization although self-fertilization does occur.
Platyhelminthes 2007
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This coincides with ancient creation myths and beliefs that creation was achieved through self-fertilization.
An Agnostic Goes to Synagogue: A Rosh HaShana Post Abigail Nussbaum 2005
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A female capable of self-fertilization should have an advantage in a species of sexually reproducing members.
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A female capable of self-fertilization should have an advantage in a species of sexually reproducing members.
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When fertilization occurs within a single flower, we call it self-fertilization.
fertilization 2002
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Pollination can occur between plants when pollen is carried by the wind or by insects such as the honeybee (see cross-fertilization), or within the same plant, in which case it is called self-fertilization.
pollination 2002
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