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/, nounWords nearby self-incompatible
self-immolation,
self-important,
self-imposed,
self-improvement,
self-inclusive,
self-incompatible,
self-incriminating,
self-incrimination,
self-induced,
self-inductance,
self-induction
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