cross-pollination

[ kraws-pol-uh-ney-shuhn, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˌpɒl əˈneɪ ʃən, ˈkrɒs- /

noun

Botany. the transfer of pollen from the flower of one plant to the flower of a plant having a different genetic constitution.Compare self-pollination.

a sharing or interchange of knowledge, ideas, etc., as for mutual enrichment; cross-fertilization.

Origin of cross-pollination

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby cross-pollination

crosspatch, crosspiece, cross-ply, cross-ply tire, cross-pollinate, cross-pollination, cross-post, cross-posting, cross press, cross product, cross protection

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Example sentences from the Web for cross-pollination

What are your experiences, from the practical publishing side, of your diversity of book types and cross-pollination of genres?
How I Write: Jonathan Lethem|Noah Charney|September 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
All this cross-pollination prompted Politico on Tuesday to question whether Obama and Facebook are getting too cozy.
Facebook Woos Washington|Dan Lyons|April 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Chestnuts rarely set any nuts that produce mature seed from their own pollen but depend on cross-pollination.
Growing Nuts in the North|Carl Weschcke
Flies and some other insects are agents in cross-pollination.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter

In the first place we have the cross-pollination leading to the formation of the hybrid plant by cross-fertilisation.
Disease in Plants|H. Marshall Ward
The distance between varieties set for cross-pollination must not be too greatnot more than two or three rows apart.
The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick
The blossoms being open to cross-pollination, the male parent is unknown.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for cross-pollination

cross-pollination

noun

the transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another flower by the action of wind, insects, etcCompare self-pollination

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Scientific definitions for cross-pollination

cross-pollination

The transfer of pollen from the male reproductive organ (an anther or a male cone) of one plant to the female reproductive organ (a stigma or a female cone) of another plant. Insects and wind are the main agents of cross-pollination. Most plants reproduce by cross-pollination, which increases the genetic diversity of a population (increases the number of heterozygous individuals). Mechanisms that promote cross-pollination include having male flowers on one plant and female flowers on another, having pollen mature before the stigmas on the same plant are chemically receptive to being pollinated, and having anatomical arrangements (such as stigmas that are taller than anthers) that make self-pollination less likely.

单词	cross-pollination
释义	cross-pollination [ kraws-pol-uh-ney-shuhn, kros- ] / ˈkrɔsˌpɒl əˈneɪ ʃən, ˈkrɒs- / noun Botany. the transfer of pollen from the flower of one plant to the flower of a plant having a different genetic constitution.Compare self-pollination. a sharing or interchange of knowledge, ideas, etc., as for mutual enrichment; cross-fertilization. Origin of cross-pollination First recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby cross-pollination crosspatch, crosspiece, cross-ply, cross-ply tire, cross-pollinate, cross-pollination, cross-post, cross-posting, cross press, cross product, cross protection Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cross-pollination What are your experiences, from the practical publishing side, of your diversity of book types and cross-pollination of genres? How I Write: Jonathan Lethem\|Noah Charney\|September 25, 2013\|DAILY BEAST All this cross-pollination prompted Politico on Tuesday to question whether Obama and Facebook are getting too cozy. Facebook Woos Washington\|Dan Lyons\|April 20, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Chestnuts rarely set any nuts that produce mature seed from their own pollen but depend on cross-pollination. Growing Nuts in the North\|Carl Weschcke Flies and some other insects are agents in cross-pollination. A Civic Biology\|George William Hunter In the first place we have the cross-pollination leading to the formation of the hybrid plant by cross-fertilisation. Disease in Plants\|H. Marshall Ward The distance between varieties set for cross-pollination must not be too greatnot more than two or three rows apart. The Pears of New York\|U. P. Hedrick The blossoms being open to cross-pollination, the male parent is unknown. The Grapes of New York\|U. P. Hedrick British Dictionary definitions for cross-pollination cross-pollination noun the transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another flower by the action of wind, insects, etcCompare self-pollination 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 Scientific definitions for cross-pollination cross-pollination The transfer of pollen from the male reproductive organ (an anther or a male cone) of one plant to the female reproductive organ (a stigma or a female cone) of another plant. Insects and wind are the main agents of cross-pollination. Most plants reproduce by cross-pollination, which increases the genetic diversity of a population (increases the number of heterozygous individuals). Mechanisms that promote cross-pollination include having male flowers on one plant and female flowers on another, having pollen mature before the stigmas on the same plant are chemically receptive to being pollinated, and having anatomical arrangements (such as stigmas that are taller than anthers) that make self-pollination less likely. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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