self sterile (selfsteril)

In bot., unable to fertilize itself: said of certain flowers or plants. I have often found that plants which are self - sterile, le aided by insects, remained sterile when several plants of the same species were placed under the same net. Darwin , Cro and Self Fertilisation, p. 22. self-sterility (self-ste-ril'i-ti), n. In bot ., the inability of a flower or plant to fertilize itself. But the strongest argument against the belief that self sterility in plants has been acquired to prevent self-fertilisation, is the immediate and powerful effect of changed conditions in either causing or in removing self - sterility . Darwin, Cro and Self Fertilisation, p. 346. self-styled (self-stild'), a. Called or styled by one's self; pretended; would-be. You may with those self - styled our lords ally Your fortunes. Tennyson, Prince , ii. self-subdued (self-sub-dūd'), a . Subdued by one's own power or means. He.... put upon him such a deal of man That worthied him, got praises of the king For him attempting who was self - subdued . Shak ., Lear, ii. 2. 129. self-substantial (self-sub-stan's hal), a . Composed of one's own substance. [Rare.] But thou, contracted to thine own bright eyes, Feed'st thy light's flame with self - substantial fuel. Shak., Sonnets, i.