cross-fertilisation | ||
1. | [ noun ] interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial | |
Synonyms: | cross-fertilization | |
Examples: | "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts" |
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Related terms: | interchange | |
2. | [ noun ] fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species | |
Synonyms: | cross-fertilization | |
Related terms: | self-fertilization fertilization allogamy cross-fertilize cross-fertilize | |
Similar spelling: |
cross-fertilization cross-pollination |