| 单词 | cross-fertilization |
| 释义 | cross-fertilization /kraws"ferr'tl euh zay"sheuhn, kros"-/, n. 1. Biol. the fertilization of an organism by the fusion of an egg from one individual with a sperm or male gamete from a different individual. 2. Bot. fertilization of the flower of one plant by a gamete from the flower of a closely related plant (opposed to self-fertilization). 3. (not in technical use) cross-pollination. 4. interaction or interchange, as between two or more cultures, fields of activity or knowledge, or the like, that is mutually beneficial and productive: a cross-fertilization of scientific and technical disciplines. [1875-80] |
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