English noun: cross-fertilization | |||
1. | cross-fertilization (event) fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species | ||
Synonyms | cross-fertilisation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | allogamy | ||
Antonyms | self-fertilisation, self-fertilization | ||
2. | cross-fertilization (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-fertilisation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | give-and-take, interchange, reciprocation | ||