Transcription
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- [self fur-tl-uh-zey-shuh n]
- /sɛlf ˌfɜr tl əˈzeɪ ʃən/
- /self fɜːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [self fur-tl-uh-zey-shuh n]
- /sɛlf ˌfɜr tl əˈzeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of self-fertilization word
- noun self-fertilization Botany. fertilization of an ovum of a plant by a male gamete from the same flower (opposed to cross-fertilization). 1
- noun self-fertilization Zoology. fertilization of the ovum of a hermaphroditic animal by a sperm from the same individual, as in some species of tapeworm. 1
- noun self-fertilization fertilization in a plant or animal by the fusion of male and female gametes produced by the same individual 0
- noun self-fertilization fertilization of a plant or animal by its own pollen or sperm 0
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Origin of self-fertilization
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60
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Parts of speech for Self-fertilization
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
self-fertilization popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for self-fertilization
noun self-fertilization
- androgyny — Androgyny is the state of being neither distinctly masculine nor distinctly feminine.
- autogamy — self-fertilization in flowering plants
- hermaphroditism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
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