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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species;
[syn: cross-fertilization, cross-fertilisation]

2. interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial;
- Example: "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts"
[syn: cross-fertilization, cross-fertilisation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

cross-fertilisation \cross-fertilisation\, cross-fertilization \cross-fertilization\n. 1. fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individuals of the same species. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cross-fertilisation n 1: fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species [syn: cross- fertilization, cross-fertilisation] [ant: self- fertilisation, self-fertilization] 2: interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts" [syn: cross-fertilization, cross-fertilisation]