SINCE 1828
self-pollination
noun
self-pol·li·na·tion
| \ ˌself-ˌpä-lə-ˈnā-shən
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Definition of self-pollination
: the transfer of pollen from the anther of a flower to the stigma of the same flower or sometimes to that of a genetically identical flower (as of the same plant or clone)
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