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cross-fertilization

[kraws-fur-tl-uh-zey-shuhn, kros-]

noun

  1. Biology.the fertilization of an organism by the fusion of an egg from one individual with a sperm or male gamete from a different individual.

  2. Botany.fertilization of the flower of one plant by a gamete from the flower of a closely related plant (self-fertilization ).

  3. (not in technical use) cross-pollination.

  4. interaction or interchange, as between two or more cultures, fields of activity or knowledge, or the like, that is mutually beneficial and productive.

    a cross-fertilization of scientific and technical disciplines.



cross-fertilization

noun

  1. fertilization by the fusion of male and female gametes from different individuals of the same species Compare self-fertilization

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cross-fertilization

  1. The fertilization that occurs when the nucleus of a male sex cell from one individual joins with the nucleus of a female sex cell from another individual. In plants, cross-pollination is an example of cross-fertilization.

  2. Also called allogamy

  3. Compare self-fertilization

cross-fertilization

  1. The fertilization of the ovum of one plant by the sperm of another plant.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˌDz-ˈڱپ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cross-fertilization1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

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We were somewhat at the tail end of that cross-fertilization.

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Music has historically been the country’s ethnically richest art form, particularly embodied in the multicultural story of jazz and in today’s cross-fertilization between popular genres.

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The overlap reflects the growing cross-fertilization of official statements and state media reports in the two countries, especially regarding the United States.

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Kelly says he sees the move into L.A. as a “two-way cross-fertilization.”

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“Artists come to experiment and try new ideas. This innately creates a cross-fertilization where the artists’ new ideas influence the Museum of Glass team and the team’s expertise influences artists’ work,” she explains.

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