Definition of Cross-fertilization

1. Noun. Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species.


2. Noun. Interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial. "The cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts"
Exact synonyms: Cross-fertilisation
Generic synonyms: Give-and-take, Interchange, Reciprocation

Definition of Cross-fertilization

1. Noun. Fertilization by the union of gametes of different plants (sometimes of different species). ¹

2. Noun. (by extension) The mutual exchange of ideas or concepts from different fields for mutual benefit. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cross-fertilization

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
cross-fertilization (current term)
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
cross-hybridisation

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