zelfbestuiving

Definitions of zelfbestuiving
  1. noun
    fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
    synonyms: autogamie, zelfbevruchting
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    types:
    autogamie
    self-fertilization in plants
    type of:
    bevruchting, conceptie, fertilisatie, impregnatie, inseminatie
    creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
  2. noun
    self-fertilization in plants
    synonyms: autogamie
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    type of:
    autogamie, zelfbevruchting
    fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
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