self-incompatible

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

adjective Botany.

not capable of self-pollination.

OTHER WORDS FROM self-incompatible

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

British Dictionary definitions for self-incompatible

self-incompatible

adjective

(of a plant) incapable of self-fertilization because its own pollen is prevented from germinating on the stigma or the pollen tube is blocked before it reaches the egg cell

Derived forms of self-incompatible

self-incompatibility, noun