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English noun: cross-fertilisation | |||
| 1. | cross-fertilisation (event) fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species | ||
| Synonyms | cross-fertilization | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | allogamy | ||
| Antonyms | self-fertilisation, self-fertilization | ||
| 2. | cross-fertilisation (act) interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial | ||
| Samples | The cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts. | ||
| Synonyms | cross-fertilization | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | give-and-take, interchange, reciprocation | ||
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