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noun
Fertilization by the union of gametes of different plants (sometimes of different species).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The mutual exchange of ideas or concepts from different fields for mutual benefit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
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noun
interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: cross-fertilisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take
noun
fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cross-fertilisation
Antonyms: self-fertilization
Broader terms: fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation
Narrower terms: allogamy
History
From cross- + fertilization.
Across languages
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