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self-incompatible
[ self-in-kuhm-pat-uh-buhl ]
adjective
, Botany.
- (of a plant species or cultivar) unable to be fertilized by its own pollen.
self-incompatible
adjective
- (of a plant) incapable of self-fertilization because its own pollen is prevented from germinating on the stigma or the pollen tube is blocked before it reaches the egg cell
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Derived Forms
- ˌself-ˌincomˌpatiˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- self-in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty [self-in-k, uh, m-pat-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of self-incompatible1
First recorded in 1915–20; self- ( def ) + incompatible ( def )
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