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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of cross-fertilization. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
2. 2
   interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial wordnet
3. 3
   fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cross-fertilization

Etymology

From cross- + fertilisation.

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