perform cross-fertilization of; cause to undergo cross-fertilization
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Cross-fertilize Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
cross-fertilize
\cross"-fer"ti*lize\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. cross-fertilized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. cross-fertilizing (?).] (bot.) to fertilize, as the stigmas of a flower or plant, with the pollen from another individual of the same species.
Verb
1. undergo cross-fertilization; become fertile
(synonym) cross-fertilise
(hypernym) change state, turn
(derivation) cross-fertilization, cross-fertilisation
2. cause to undergo cross-fertilization; "Mendel cross-fertilized different kinds of beans"
(synonym) cross-fertilise
(hypernym) inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise
(cause) cross-fertilise
(derivation) cross-fertilization, cross-fertilisation
