cross-fertilization
English
Alternative forms
- cross-fertilisation (mostly British)
Etymology
cross- + fertilization
Noun
cross-fertilization (countable and uncountable, plural cross-fertilizations)
- Fertilization by the union of gametes of different plants (sometimes of different species).
- (by extension) The mutual exchange of ideas or concepts from different fields for mutual benefit.
Translations
fertilization by the union of gametes of different plants (sometimes of different species)
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