cross-fertilisation

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noun

1. fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
• Syn:
cross-fertilization
• Ant:
self-fertilization (for: cross-fertilization)
• Derivationally related forms:
cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize (for: cross-fertilization)
• Hypernyms:
fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation
• Hyponyms:
allogamy
2. interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial
- the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts
• Syn:
cross-fertilization
• Hypernyms:
interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take