self-incompatible

adjective

self-in·com·pat·i·ble ˌself-ˌin-kəm-ˈpa-tə-bəl

: incapable of effective self-pollination

self-incompatibility

ˌself-ˌin-kəm-ˌpa-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē

noun

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1916, in the meaning defined above

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