cross-fertilisation

Noun

Meaning

interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial

fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cross-fertilization fertilization insemination fecundation allogamous fertilisation outcrossing outcross

Antonyms

self-fertilization

Hypernyms

interchange fertilization impregnation reciprocation fecundation give-and-take

Hyponyms

allogamy

Related terms

cross-fertilise

Examples

the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts Source: Internet

Beyond this, the evolution and cross-fertilisation of dance styles is an area of ongoing research. Source: Internet

The transition from cross-fertilisation to self-fertilisation is the most common evolutionary transition in plants, and has occurred repeatedly in many independent lineages. citation About 10-15% of flowering plants are predominantly self-fertilising. Source: Internet

The Wenglish of the South Wales Valleys shows a deep cross-fertilisation between the two. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cross-eyedness cross-eyes cross-fertile cross-fertilise cross-fertilizable cross-fertilization