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English
Etymology
From self- + sterile.
Adjective
self-sterile (comparative more self-sterile, superlative most self-sterile)
- (of a plant) Incapable of self-fertilization.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “incapable of self-fertilization”): self-fertile
Translations
incapable of self-fertilization