self pollination

noun

the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of a plant of the same species

Meanings

nounself pollination (uncountable)

alternative self-pollination

  1. uncountablebiologythe transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of a plant of the same species
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