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Definition of Cross-fertilise

1. Verb. Undergo cross-fertilization; become fertile.

2. Verb. Cause to undergo cross-fertilization. "Mendel cross-fertilized different kinds of beans"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cross-fertilise

cross-cultural cross-cultural comparison cross-cultural psychiatry cross-cut bur cross-division cross-dressers cross-examination cross-examine cross-examiner cross-eye

cross-eyed cross-fertilisation cross-fertilise (current term) cross-fertilization cross-fertilize cross-file cross-foster cross-fostered cross-fostering cross-fosters

cross-garnet cross-garnets cross-grained cross-hatch cross-hatched cross-hatches cross-hatching

Literary usage of Cross-fertilise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin (1896)
"... it would not, therefore l)e necessary to cross-fertilise the seedlings in each generation, though this would be desirable, as it is almost certain that ..."

2. Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection, with Some of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1891)
"He noticed the curious adaptation of the structure of many flowers to the particular insects which visit them ; he proved that insects do cross-fertilise ..."

3. Darwinism and Politics: With Two Additional Essays on Human Evolution by David George Ritchie (1901)
"He noticed the curious adaptation of the structure of many flowers to the particular insects which visit them; he proved that insects do cross-fertilise ..."

4. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1900)
"The best time of the day to cross-fertilise is about noon, when the flowers and pollen are both dry. I make use of a camel's-hair brush to convey the pollen ..."

5. Charles Darwin's Works by Charles Darwin (1896)
"There is some evidence that the good effects from a cross are transmitted for several generations; it would not, therefore be necessary to cross-fertilise ..."

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