"cross-fertilize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: cross-fertilizes [present, singular, third-person], cross-fertilizing [participle, present], cross-fertilized [participle, past], cross-fertilized [past]
Etymology: From cross- + fertilize. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|fertilize}} cross- + fertilize Head templates: {{en-verb}} cross-fertilize (third-person singular simple present cross-fertilizes, present participle cross-fertilizing, simple past and past participle cross-fertilized)
  1. To undergo (or cause to undergo) cross-fertilization. Synonyms: cross-fertilise Translations (to undergo (or cause to undergo) cross-fertilization): cros-toirchigh (Irish), croesi (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-cross-fertilize-en-verb-eXts3nw9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross-

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