NOUN | event | cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization | fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species |
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act | cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization | interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial |
Meaning | fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species. | |
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Synonym | cross-fertilization | |
Narrower | allogamy | cross-fertilization in plants |
Broader | fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation | creation by the physical union of male and female gametes |
Opposite | self-fertilization, self-fertilisation | fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual |
Spanish | fertilización cruzada | |
Catalan | fertilització creuada | |
Verbs | cross-fertilise | cause to undergo cross-fertilization |
cross-fertilise | undergo cross-fertilization |
Meaning | Interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial. | |
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Synonym | cross-fertilization | |
Broader | interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take | mutual interaction |
Spanish | fertilización cruzada | |
Catalan | fertilització creuada |
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