self-pollination

/ˌˈsɛlf ˈpɑləˌneɪʃən/

Definitions of self-pollination

1. noun

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

   cross-pollination

   fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another

   types:

   cleistogamy

   the production of small nonopening self-pollinating flowers

   type of:

   pollenation, pollination

   transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant