Meaning of CROSS-FERTILIZE
| Pronunciation: | | kros 'fur`tlIz
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- [v] cause to undergo cross-fertilization; cross with
- [v] undergo cross-fertilization; become fertile
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CROSS-FERTILIZE is a 15 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | cross-fertilise |
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| | See Also: | | change state, cross-fertilize, fecundate, fertilise, fertilize, inseminate, turn | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cross"-fer"ti*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Cross-fertilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cross-fertilizing}.]
(Bot.)
To fertilize, as the stigmas of a flower or plant, with the
pollen from another individual of the same species.
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