self-sterile

Questions

What does self-sterile mean?

Incapable of self-fertilization.

Where does self-sterile 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 sterile English self-sterile From self- + sterile.

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