self-fertilize
verb [ I ] biology specialized (UK usually self-fertilise) uk/ˌselfˈfɜː.tɪ.laɪz/ us/ˌselfˈfɝː.t̬əl.aɪz/
自育
to start developing into a new plant or animal after joining with a male cell from the same plant or animal, rather than a different one
He let the yellow pea plants self-fertilize to see what the second generation would look like. 他让黄色豌豆植物自育，看下一代会长成什么样。
Those seeds can either self-fertilize or be cross-pollinated by a variety of insects. 这些种子可以自育，也可以通过各类昆虫交叉授粉。
See: self-fertilization
- More examples
- Other lizard species are known to self-fertilise.
- Individuals of other species are both male and female, including some that can self-fertilize.
- These plants produce nonfunctional pollen and, consequently, are unable to self-fertilize.