— self-fertilized , adj.
/self"ferr'tl euh zay"sheuhn, self'-/ , n.
1. Bot. fertilization of an ovum of a plant by a male gamete from the same flower (opposed to cross-fertilization ).
2. Zool. fertilization of the ovum of a hermaphroditic animal by a sperm from the same individual, as in some species of tapeworm.
[ 1855-60 ]