self-fertilisation

Definitions of self-fertilisation
  1. noun
    fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
    synonyms: self-fertilization
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    types:
    autogamy
    self-fertilization in plants
    type of:
    fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation
    creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
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