"cross-pollinate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cross-pollinates [present, singular, third-person], cross-pollinating [participle, present], cross-pollinated [participle, past], cross-pollinated [past]
Etymology: From cross- + pollinate. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|pollinate}} cross- + pollinate Head templates: {{en-verb}} cross-pollinate (third-person singular simple present cross-pollinates, present participle cross-pollinating, simple past and past participle cross-pollinated)
  1. (botany, transitive) To fertilize by the transfer of pollen from an anther of one plant to the stigma of another. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-cross-pollinate-en-verb-DBLFC5hz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To inspire, stimulate, or influence between diverse elements. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-cross-pollinate-en-verb-0uf3Q2hp Categories (other): English terms prefixed with cross- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cross-pollination

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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