noun[ U ]biologyspecialized(UK usually self-fertilisation)uk/ˌself.fɜː.tɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌself.fɝː.t̬ə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/
自株传粉,自花受精
the process in which a seed or egg starts developing into a new plant or animal after joining with a male cell from the same plant or animal, rather than a different one