cross-pollination

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noun

1. fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another
• Ant:
self-pollination
• Derivationally related forms:
cross-pollinate
• Hypernyms:
pollination, pollenation
2. stimulating influence among diverse elements
- the cross-pollination of the arts
• Hypernyms:
influence