male-sterile
[ meyl-ster-il or, especially British, -ahyl ]
adjectiveBotany.
producing no pollen or infertile pollen.
Origin of male-sterile
1First recorded in 1920–25
Words Nearby male-sterile
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How to use male-sterile in a sentence
For this we have no explanation; nor can we explain why the tree is male sterile.
Growing Nuts in the North | Carl Weschcke
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