Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Fertilized by its own pollen: Describes a plant, flower, or ovule that has been fertilized using pollen from the same individual organism, rather than from a different one.

Usage

• This term is primarily used in botany and biology to describe a specific mode of reproduction in plants.
• It is often used in scientific writing, research papers, and educational contexts to explain plant genetics and breeding.
• The adjective typically modifies nouns like "plant," "flower," "seed," or "ovule."

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The isolated flower was self-fertilised and produced viable seeds.
  • Some plant species have evolved mechanisms to prevent self-fertilised offspring.
  • The study compared the growth rates of self-fertilised and cross-fertilised plants.

Advanced Usage

• "self-fertilised" vs. "self-fertilising": While "self-fertilised" describes the state of having been fertilized by own pollen, "self-fertilising" describes the or of self-fertilization.
  • The self-fertilising plant produced a self-fertilised seed pod.

Variants and Related Words

• Self-fertilization (n): The process by which a plant fertilizes itself.
  • Self-fertilization ensures reproduction even in the absence of pollinators.
• Self-fertilising (adj): Capable of or relating to self-fertilization.
  • Pea plants are often self-fertilising.
• Self-pollinated (adj): A closely related term, often used interchangeably, though it specifically refers to the transfer of pollen within the same flower or plant.
  • The self-pollinated flower will likely become a self-fertilised fruit.

Synonyms

• Autogamous: Relating to or involving autogamy (self-fertilization).
• Self-pollinated: Fertilized by its own pollen.

Antonyms

• Cross-fertilised: Fertilized by pollen from a different plant.
• Outcrossed: Bred with a genetically different individual of the same species.

Adjective

1. fertilized by its own pollen