self-pollinated
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- adjective
- /ˌsɛlfˈpɒləˌneɪtɪd/
- Specialized
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autopolinizada
- Some plants, like tomatoes, are known to be self-pollinated, allowing them to produce fruit without needing pollen from another plant.
- self-pollinated plants
Examples
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The 'Sunflower' variety of pawpaw is popular because it is self-pollinated, making it easier to grow without additional pollinators.
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Even some self-pollinated domesticated crops, such as the banana, rely on animal-pollinated wild relatives to provide the genetic diversity that is essential for crop improvement (Fujita and Tuttle 1991).
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Even self-pollinated crops, such as rice, will cross with wild rices.
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I have not yet figured out how to make it happen, but Columnea orientandina will self-pollinate and form purple fruits occasionally.
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The tiny white flowers self-pollinate and become small white oval fruits; fruits are ripe when they become partly translucent.
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Ardisia crenata (coral berry, coralberry tree) -- my plant is too young to flower still, but presumably would self-pollinate like A. elliptica.
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Pseudorhipsalis ramulosa (no common name?) -- these self-pollinated at the ex-job, just like the Rhipsalis above, and we got seeds from the fruits in the same way.
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Many gardeners prefer self-pollinated crops, as they do not rely on insects for successful fertilization.
Synonyms
A living thing that makes new life using its own pollen or sperm without help from another
A plant or flower that can make seeds without pollen from another plant
A plant or group that fertilizes itself to make offspring
A plant that can use its own pollen to make seeds without pollen from another plant
Antonyms
- Specialized
Having pollen moved between different plants, usually by insects or wind
How Self-Pollinated
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Surface Forms
Morphology
self-pollinated = self-pollinate (transparent) = self + pollinate + ed
The adjective is the past-participle/adjectival form of the verb 'self-pollinate' formed by adding '-ed', which is straightforward.
Etymology
The word self-pollinated is built from self- meaning 'itself' and pollen meaning 'fine dust that helps make seeds in flowers'. So a self-pollinated plant is one that is fertilized by its own pollen, without pollen from another plant.