self-pollinate

verb

self-pol·li·nate | \ˌself-ˈpä-lə-ˌnāt

\

self-pollinated; self-pollinating; self-pollinates

Definition of self-pollinate

transitive verb

intransitive verb

: to undergo self-pollination

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