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单词 cross-fertilize
释义

cross-fertilize

[ kraws-fur-tl-ahyz, kros- ]
/ ˈkrɔsˈfɜr tlˌaɪz, ˈkrɒs- /
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verb (used with object), cross-fer·ti·lized, cross-fer·ti·liz·ing.

to cause the cross-fertilization of.

verb (used without object), cross-fer·ti·lized, cross-fer·ti·liz·ing.

to undergo cross-fertilization.
Also especially British, cross-fer·ti·lise .

Origin of cross-fertilize

First recorded in 1875–80

OTHER WORDS FROM cross-fertilize

cross-fer·ti·liz·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby cross-fertilize

cross-eye, cross-eyed, cross-fade, cross-fertile, cross-fertilization, cross-fertilize, cross-file, crossfire, cross flap, crossfoot, cross fox
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Example sentences from the Web for cross-fertilize

  • Professor Lake: I can't see any reason, but that if there are present any of the native trees, they are bound to cross-fertilize.

    Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association

British Dictionary definitions for cross-fertilize

cross-fertilize

verb

to subject or be subjected to cross-fertilization
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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