Cross-fertilization — synonyms, cross-fertilization antonyms, definition

1. cross-fertilization (Noun)

1 synonym
cross-fertilisation
1 antonym
self-fertilization
2 definitions

cross-fertilization (Noun) — Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species.

cross-fertilization (Noun) — Interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial. ex. "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts"

7 types of
fecundation fertilisation fertilization give-and-take impregnation interchange reciprocation
1 type
allogamy