English Explanatory Dictionary

cross-pollination

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Fertilization by the transfer of pollen from an anther of one plant to a stigma of another.
Inspiration, stimulation, or influence between diverse elements.

Word forms

cross-pollination cross-pollinations crosspollination

Etymology

From cross- + pollination.

Related words

cross-pollinate

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