1. past tense of self; fertilized itself (of a plant)
Usage: botanical

1. having undergone self-fertilization
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The tomato plant selfed and produced seeds.
• Many flowers can be selfed in laboratory conditions.
• The botanist studied selfed specimens to understand genetic variation.
• Selfed plants often show reduced vigor compared to cross-pollinated ones.
• The researcher collected seeds from selfed flowers for the experiment.
• Some species rarely produce selfed offspring in nature.