cross-fertilization - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online

WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Noun cross-fertilization has 2 senses

cross-fertilization, cross-fertilisation - fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
--₁ is a kind of fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation
Antonyms: self-fertilization, self-fertilisation
--₁ has particulars: allogamy
Derived forms: verb cross-fertilize₁, verb cross-fertilize₂
cross-fertilization, cross-fertilisation - interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts"
--₂ is a kind of interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take