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self-pollination

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Pollination of a flower by its own pollen, in a flower that has both stamens and a pistil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: cross-pollination

Broader terms: pollination, pollenation

Narrower terms: cleistogamy

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English pollination English self-pollination From self- + pollination.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: самоопрашване (samooprašvane) — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Catalan: autopol·linització — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Finnish: itsepölytys — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • French: auto-pollinisation — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Georgian: თვითდამტვერვა (tvitdamṭverva) — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Georgian: თვითპოლინაცია (tvitṗolinacia) — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • German: Selbstbestäubung — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Hindi: स्वपरागण (svaprāgaṇ) — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Italian: autoimpollinazione — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Japanese: 自家受粉 (jikajubun) — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Northern Kurdish: perîna xweyî — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Malayalam: സ്വപരാഗണം (svaparāgaṇaṁ) — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Māori: haenga tūwā — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Portuguese: autopolinização — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Romanian: autopolenizare — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Romanian: autofertilitate — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Russian: самоопыле́ние (samoopylénije) — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Tagalog: sarisapunlatil — pollination of a flower by its own pollen
  • Telugu: ఆత్మపరాగసంపర్కము (ātmaparāgasamparkamu) — pollination of a flower by its own pollen