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self-fertilizations

self-fertilizations is the plural of self-fertilization.

Meaning of self-fertilization

Noun

self-fertilization (countable and uncountable, plural self-fertilizations)

  1. The fertilization of a plant by itself; self-pollination, autogamy.
    • In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3

Questions about self-fertilizations

What is self-fertilizations the plural of?
Self-fertilizations is the plural of self-fertilization.

Words near self-fertilizations in the dictionary

  1. self-fertile
  2. self-fertilisation
  3. self-fertilisations
  4. self-fertility
  5. self-fertilization
  6. self-fertilizations
  7. self-finance
  8. self-financed
  9. self-finances
  10. self-financing
  11. self-finished

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