cross-fertilisation

Definitions of cross-fertilisation

1. noun

   fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
   synonyms: cross-fertilization

   types:

   allogamy

   cross-fertilization in plants

   type of:

   fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation

   creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
2. noun

   interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial
   synonyms: cross-fertilization

   type of:

   give-and-take, interchange, reciprocation

   mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)