self-pollinated
- a word derived from self-pollination.
- a word form of self-pollinate.
Example Sentences
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The stocks were true-breeding, meaning that when self-pollinated, the offspring had the same traits as the parents.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018
For inbreeding, the tassels and silk are protected by paper bags until maturity, and the plants are then self-pollinated by hand.
From Time Magazine Archive
First of all, cotton is self-pollinated rather than wind-pollinated, so that the spread of the Bt gene is of less concern.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Gramineae offer a prominent example of a dominant self-pollinated or wind-pollinated family, and this may find explanation in a multiplicity of factors.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
Rev. Crath had observed that seedlings from such self-pollinated trees usually bore nuts that closely resembled those of the parent.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 by Northern Nut Growers Association
