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Definition of Cross-pollination
1. Noun. Fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another.
Derivative terms: Cross-pollinate
Antonyms: Self-pollination
2. Noun. Stimulating influence among diverse elements. "The cross-pollination of the arts"
Definition of Cross-pollination
1. Noun. (botany) Fertilization by the transfer of pollen from an anther of one plant to a stigma of another ¹
2. Noun. Inspiration, stimulation or influence between diverse elements ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Cross-pollination
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cross-pollination
Literary usage of Cross-pollination
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"Thus "cross-pollination, "or the transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower
to the pistil of another, is accomplished. Many flowers, notably the ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"they bore what seemed to me and my associates to be incontrovertible evidence of
the immedi- diate effect of cross-pollination. I had never before been ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Thus cross-pollination, or the transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower
to the pistil of another, is accomplished. at -Л/» sta Many flowers, ..."
4. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1917)
"Thus the width of the pollen tubes in a cross- pollination was nearly constant,
... The largest diameter of a pollen tube in a cross- pollination when the ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"... by the rapidly coagulating latex and thus prevented from reaching the nectar,
which is reserved for flying insects which can effect cross-pollination. ..."
6. Return to Resistance: Breeding Crops to Reduce Pesticide Dependence by Raoul A. Robinson (1996)
"cross-pollination of Grain Legumes No satisfactory male ... This means that all
cross-pollination must be done by hand. This is possibly the most ..."
7. Agriculture for Beginners by Charles William Burkett, Frank Lincoln Stevens, Daniel Harvey Hill (1914)
"As a rule cross- pollination makes seed that will produce a better plant than simple
... cross-pollination by hand is often used by plant-breeders when, ..."
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