[self-in-kuh m-pat-uh-buh l] /ˌsɛlf ɪn kəmˈpæt ə bəl/
adjective, Botany.
not capable of self-pollination.
(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


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