| NOUN | event | self-fertilisation, self-fertilization | fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual |
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| Meaning | fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual. | |
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| Synonym | self-fertilization | |
| Narrower | autogamy | self-fertilization in plants |
| Broader | fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation | creation by the physical union of male and female gametes |
| Opposite | cross-fertilization, cross-fertilisation | fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species |
| Spanish | autofertilización | |
| Catalan | autofertilització | |
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