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Selfing

A plant produced by vegetative propagation.

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A plant produced by vegetative propagation.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Selfing"

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Word	Definition
egonoun	The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.
samenoun	Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
self-pollinationnoun	Pollination of a flower by its own pollen, in a flower that has both stamens and a pistil.
inbreedingnoun	(biology) Breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related.
selfernoun	(botany) Any autocompatible plant.
seed plantnoun	(botany) A plant which reproduces by breading seeds in the wide sense of the term, including spores etc.
seedlingnoun	(botany) A young plant grown from seed.
pipingnoun	The sound of musical pipes.
apogamynoun	(botany) Asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud.
prolificationnoun	(dated, botany) Reproduction by the growth of a plant, or part of a plant, directly from an older one, or by gemmae.
propagantnoun	(horticulture) Part of a plant used for propagation.
agamospermynoun	(botany) The asexual production of embryos and seeds.
cuttagenoun	The propagation of plants via cuttings.
autoecismnoun	(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.
buddingverb	Beginning to develop.
propnoun	An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
pseudoviviparynoun	(biology) The development of plantlets from vegetative buds
self-fertilizationnoun	The fertilization of a plant by itself; self-pollination, autogamy.
parthenocarpynoun	(botany) production of (seedless) fruit without fertilization of ovules.
vitroplantnoun	(biotechnology) An artificially propagated plant that is grown in vitro.