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    SELF-FERTILIZATION

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individualplay

    Synonyms:

    self-fertilisation; self-fertilization

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural events

    Hypernyms ("self-fertilization" is a kind of...):

    fecundation; fertilisation; fertilization; impregnation (creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "self-fertilization"):

    autogamy (self-fertilization in plants)

    Antonym:

    cross-fertilization (fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species)

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