cross-fertilization

Noun
  1. Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species (synset 107452175)
    is a type of: fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation - creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
    subtypes: allogamy - cross-fertilization in plants
    same as: cross-fertilisation
  2. Interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial (synset 100041283)
    "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts"
    is a type of: give-and-take, interchange, reciprocation - mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
    same as: cross-fertilisation

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