self-sterile

American  

[self-ster-il, -ahyl, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈstɛr ɪl, -aɪl, ˈsɛlf- /

adjective

Zoology.

1. incapable of self-fertilization.

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Etymology

Origin of self-sterile

First recorded in 1875–80

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Example Sentences

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self-sterile

Flowers almost self-sterile, open medium late; stamens upright.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick

It is now known that this hybrid is self-sterile and must have pollinators of the right variety in order to bear.

From Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin by Carl Weschcke

Phaseolus vulgaris is perfectly self-sterile; nevertheless, varieties growing in the same garden sometimes intercross largely.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin

Common experience in California, however, is that the Bartlett is self-fertile and not self-sterile as it is commonly reported in Eastern publications.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson

Early planters were evidently not aware that most varieties are largely self-sterile, and they did not know that the average Japanese chestnuts are fit for consumption only when cooked.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 by Northern Nut Growers Association

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