verb
Meaning 1
To undergo (or cause to undergo) cross-fertilization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cross-fertilize
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verb
Meaning 2
cause to undergo cross-fertilization
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Mendel cross-fertilized different kinds of beans
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cross-fertilise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise
verb
Meaning 3
undergo cross-fertilization; become fertile
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cross-fertilise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change state, turn
History
Etymology
From cross- + fertilize.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Irish: cros-toirchigh — to undergo (or cause to undergo) cross-fertilization
- Welsh: croesi — to undergo (or cause to undergo) cross-fertilization