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cross-fertilize
verb
cross-fertilizing
Gerund
cross-fertilized
Past Simple
cross-fertilized
Past Participle
cross-fertilizing
Gerund
féconder par croisement
Biologie ; se dit surtout des plantes et des animaux.
The botanist cross-fertilized the two orchid species to create a new hybrid.
Le botaniste a fécondé par croisement les deux espèces d’orchidées pour créer un nouvel hybride.
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féconder mutuellement
Sens figuré ; s’emploie pour des idées, des disciplines ou des activités.
Synonyms
cross-pollinate
mix
hybridise
interfertilize
impregnate
fertilize
pollinate
interbreed
crossbreed
hybridize
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cross-fertilize
verb
To fertilize (a plant or animal) by combining gametes from different individuals, strains, or species.
The botanist cross-fertilized the two orchid species to create a new hybrid.
Figuratively, to enrich or stimulate (an activity, idea, etc.) by exchanging or combining diverse elements.
The workshop was designed to cross-fertilize ideas from engineering and art.
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