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self-pollinating

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

relating to plants that pollinate themselves, either with pollen from the same flower or from a neighbouring flower on the same plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or characteristic of self-pollination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

From self- + pollinating, from self-pollination.