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Definition cross-fertilization in British English

cross-fertilization noun

[countable/uncountable] noun
1

the process of fertilizing one type of plant with pollen from a different type of plant in order to produce a new genetic mix

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2

an exchange of ideas, customs, methods etc between different people or groups

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Definition cross-fertilization in British English