self-pollinating

adjective

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

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Meanings

adjectiveself-pollinating (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyrelating to plants that pollinate themselves, either with pollen from the same flower or from a neighbouring flower on the same plant.

Origin

From self- + pollinating, from self-pollination.

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self-pollinating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-pollinating

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“self-pollinating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-pollinating. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-pollinating,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-pollinating.

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