cross-pollination

See also: crosspollination

English

Etymology

cross- +‎ pollination

Noun

cross-pollination (countable and uncountable, plural cross-pollinations)

(botany) Fertilization by the transfer of pollen from an anther of one plant to a stigma of another.
(figuratively) Inspiration, stimulation or influence between diverse elements.

Related terms

cross-pollinate

Translations

fertilization

Hungarian: keresztbeporzás
Irish: crosphailniú m
Maori: haenga whakawhiti, whakawhitianga hae

Tagalog: tawidsapunlatil
Telugu: పరపరాగసంపర్కము (paraparāgasamparkamu)

inspiration

Dutch: kruisbestuiving (nl)

Irish: crosphailniú m, cóimheascadh m

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