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self-incompatible
[ self-in-kuhm-pat-uh-buhl ]
adjective
Botany.
- (of a plant species or cultivar) unable to be fertilized by its own pollen.
self-incompatible
adjective
- (of a plant) incapable of self-fertilization because its own pollen is prevented from germinating on the stigma or the pollen tube is blocked before it reaches the egg cell
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Derived Forms
- ËŒ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-ËŒ¾±²Ô³¦´Ç³¾ËŒ±è²¹³Ù¾±Ëˆ²ú¾±±ô¾±³Ù²â, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-¾±²Ô·³¦´Ç³¾Â·±è²¹³Ù·¾±Â·²ú¾±±ô·¾±Â·³Ù²â [self-in-k, uh, m-pat-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of self-incompatible1
First recorded in 1915–20; self- ( def ) + incompatible ( def )
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
Many fruit trees are also self-incompatible.
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Tristan Shaw pointed at a young pawpaw, a species that is self-incompatible and cannot use pollen produced on a given tree to pollinate flowers of the same plant.
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The majority of cacao trees are what are known as self-incompatible, meaning they cannot pollinate themselves.
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The former plants are termed self-incompatible hermaphrodites; the latter, dioecious species.
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White mustard is "self-incompatible", meaning that an individual plant cannot pollinate itself.
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