Cross-pollinate
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Cross-pollinate is a verb meaning (botany, transitive) To fertilize by the transfer of pollen from an anther of one plant to the stigma of another.
Meaning
(botany, transitive) To fertilize by the transfer of pollen from an anther of one plant to the stigma of another.
More Meanings
- (figuratively, transitive) To inspire, stimulate, or influence between diverse elements.
Word Forms
- cross-pollinates
- cross-pollinating
- cross-pollinated
Synonyms for cross-pollinate
Depending on context, synonyms include pollinate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pollinate, crosspollinate, cross-fertilize, cross, outcross, crosshybridize.
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