self-incompatible
[ self-in-kuhm-pat-uh-buhl ]
adjectiveBotany.
(of a plant species or cultivar) unable to be fertilized by its own pollen.
Origin of self-incompatible
1First recorded in 1915–20; self- + incompatible
Other words from self-incompatible
- self-in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty [self-in-kuhm-pat-uh-bil-i-tee], /ˌsɛlf ɪn kəmˌpæt əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
- Compare self-compatible.
Words Nearby self-incompatible
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British Dictionary definitions for self-incompatible
self-incompatible
adjective
(of a plant) incapable of self-fertilization because its own pollen is prevented from germinating on the stigma or the pollen tube is blocked before it reaches the egg cell
Derived forms of self-incompatible
- self-incompatibility, noun
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