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cross-fertilize

Syllabification: (cross-fer·ti·lize)
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Definition of cross-fertilize

verb

[with object]
  • 1fertilize (a plant) using pollen from another plant of the same species.
  • [no object] (of two plants) fertilize each other.
  • 2stimulate the development of (something) with an exchange of ideas or information:sessions between the two groups cross-fertilize ideas and provide insights

Derivatives

cross-fertilization

noun

cross-fertilize in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of cross-fertilize in the British & World English dictionary