cross-pollination

English

Etymology

cross- + pollination

Noun

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

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

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