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What is "cross-fertilisation"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
cross-fertilisation

cross-fertilisation \cross-fertilisation\, cross-fertilization \cross-fertilization\n. 1. fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individuals of the same species.

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cross-fertilisation

n. (alternative spelling of cross-fertilization English)

WordNet
cross-fertilisation

  1. n. fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species [syn: cross-fertilization] [ant: self-fertilization]

  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-fertilization]