self-compatibilityn.
/ˌsɛlfkəmˌpatᵻˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfkəmˌpædəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Botany.
The fact or property of a flowering plant or species being self-compatible. See self-compatible adj.
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self-fertilization1850
self-fertility1865
homogamy1874
autogamy1877
selfing1907
self-compatibility1916
self-pollinating1930
1916 Mem. N.Y. Bot. Garden 6 364 (heading) Phenomena of self-compatibility and self-incompatibility.
1969 Heredity 24 613 Different self-compatibility alleles may occur localised in different habitats.
2010 Evolution 64 3507/1 (heading) What favors self-compatibility in the Great Lakes region?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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