self-compatible

[ self-kuh m-pat-uh-buh l ]
/ ˌsɛlf kəmˈpæt ə bəl /

adjective Botany.

able to be fertilized by its own pollen.

OTHER WORDS FROM self-compatible

self-com·pat·i·bil·i·ty [self-kuh m-pat-uh-bil-i-tee] /ˌsɛlf kəmˌpæt əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun

British Dictionary definitions for self-compatible

self-compatible

adjective

(of a plant) capable of self-fertilization

Derived forms of self-compatible

self-compatibility, noun