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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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The first known use of self-pollination was in 1872
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