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cross-fer·ti·lize
cross-fertilize
pronunciation:
kraws
fuhr
t
laIz
part of speech:
transitive verb
inflections:
cross-fertilized, cross-fertilizes, cross-fertilizing
definition:
to fertilize by pollen, sperm, or another male gamete from a different individual, or with different genes or from a different species.
derivation:
cross-fertilization (n.)
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