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cross-fertilization meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of cross-fertilization at MeaningMonkey.org. cross-fertilization meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.CROSS-FERTILIZATION noun
Definition of cross-fertilization (noun)
- fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
- synonyms: cross-fertilisation
- antonym: self-fertilisation
- interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial
- "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts"
- synonyms: cross-fertilisation
Source: Princeton University Wordnet