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noun

cross-fertilization, cross-fertilisation n.

Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individuals of the same species.

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Etymology of 'Cross-fertilization'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... orchids are in some respects the most highly specialized of all flowers, and exhibit wonderful variety in the shape and color of the flowers, which are often of extraordinary beauty, and show special contrivances for cross-fertilization that are ...

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Words linked to "Cross-fertilization" : give-and-take, fecundation, cross-fertilisation, impregnation, interchange, self-fertilization, cross-fertilize, reciprocation