Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-fertilization

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
self--fer-til-iza-tion
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fertilization of a plant by itself; self-pollination, autogamy.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English fertilization English self-fertilization From self- + fertilization.

Usage

Inflected Forms

self-fertilizations (plural) self-fertilisation (alternative)

Synonyms

self-fertilisation

Questions

What does self-fertilization mean?
The fertilization of a plant by itself; self-pollination, autogamy.
Where does self-fertilization come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English fertilization English self-fertilization From self- + fertilization.

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