cross-fertilization
1. fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species • Syn: cross-fertilisation • Ant: self-fertilization • Derivationally related forms: cross-fertilise (for: cross-fertilisation), cross-fertilize • Hypernyms: fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation • Hyponyms: allogamy 2. interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial - the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts • Syn: cross-fertilisation • Hypernyms: interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take
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