self-fertilisation
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1. fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation, |
| definition | : | creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | autogamy, |
| definition | : | self-fertilization in plants (noun.event) |
| antonym | : | cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization, |
| definition | : | fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species (noun.event) |
| antonym | : | cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization, |
| definition | : | fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species (noun.event) |
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