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cross-fertilization

/ cross-fertilization /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial
"the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts"
Type of:
interchange reciprocation give-and-take
noun Sense 2
fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
Opposites:
self-fertilization self-fertilisation
Type of:
fertilization fertilisation fecundation
Kinds of:
allogamy
Derived:
cross-fertilize cross-fertilise
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
11
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

interchange reciprocation give-and-take fertilization fertilisation fecundation allogamy self-fertilization self-fertilisation