self-fertilization

Definitions of self-fertilization

1. noun

   fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
   synonyms: self-fertilisation

   antonyms:

   cross-fertilization

   fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species

   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