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Noun: self-fertilisation  self ,furt-lI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: self-fertilization)
  1. Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
    - self-fertilization

Derived forms: self-fertilisations

Type of: fecundation, fertilisation [Brit], fertilization, impregnation

Encyclopedia: Self-fertilisation

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