Term: self-fertilization: fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
Broader: fertilization: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant | Unrelated: hydrogen bomb: a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
Broader: fertilization: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant | Unrelated: reincarnation: the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that a person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of Hell) depending on the person's own actions
Broader: fertilization: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant | Unrelated: wild cherry: the fruit of the wild cherry tree
Broader: fertilization: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant | Unrelated: torsion balance: measuring instrument designed to measure small forces by the torsion they exert on a thin wire
Broader: fertilization: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant | Unrelated: doorkeeper: someone who guards an entrance
Broader: fertilization: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant | Unrelated: graviton: a gauge boson that mediates the (extremely weak) gravitational interactions between particles
Broader: fertilization: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant | Unrelated: logic programming: creating a program that enables the computer to reason logically
Broader: fertilization: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant | Unrelated: hollandaise: eggs and butter with lemon juice
Broader: fertilization: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant | Unrelated: dot: the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
Broader: fertilization: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant | Unrelated: bottom: a cargo ship