self-fertilized
- adjective
- /sɛlfˈfɜːrtəlaɪzd/
- Specialized
:
autofecundado
- Some plants are self-fertilized.
Examples
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The self-fertilized flowers produced many seeds.
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Some species of flowers are self-fertilized, meaning they can reproduce without another plant's pollen.
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Certain flowers are capable of becoming self-fertilized without the help of insects.
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The pea plant produced seeds because it was self-fertilized.
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These self-fertilized plants maintain genetic uniformity across generations.
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The self-fertilized plant produced seeds on its own, ensuring the survival of its species.
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In nature, certain animals are self-fertilized, allowing them to create offspring without a mate.
Synonyms
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5.8
Able to make seeds using pollen from the same plant, not from another plant
A plant or flower that can make seeds without pollen from another plant
A plant that can use its own pollen to make seeds without pollen from another plant
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-fertilized = self-fertilize (transparent) = self + fertilize + ed
Formation by adding '-ed' to the verb 'self-fertilize' is a straightforward past-participial/adjectival formation and the component 'self-' clearly signals 'by oneself'.
Etymology
Self-fertilized breaks into self- meaning 'by itself' and fertilize, which is related to fertile meaning 'able to produce new plants or seeds'. So a self-fertilized plant is one that makes seeds with its own pollen or sperm instead of getting them from another plant.